Competition Issues in the Seed Industry and the Role of Intellectual Property

Research and Development (R&D) and innovation are crucial features of the seed industry. To supportlarge R&D investments by the private sector, strong intellectual property rights, such as patents, arenecessary. The exclusivity granted by patents naturally creates market power positions and raisesdifficult and unresolved competition issues in an antitrust context.[...]

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Year of publication:	2010-06-08
Authors:	Moschini, GianCarlo
Institutions:	Iowa State University of Science and Technology <Ames, Iowa> / Department of Economics
Subject:	Forschung und Entwicklung \| Innovation \| Wettbewerb \| market microstructure \| Geistiges Eigentum \| Intellectual Property

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Extent:	226304 bytes 12 p. application/pdf
Series:	IOWA State University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Working Paper No. 10015
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Classification:	L1 - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance ; L4 - Antitrust Policy ; O3 - Technological Change; Research and Development ; Q1 - Agriculture ; Corporate growth, plant size and choice of location ; Market research ; Study of commerce ; Individual Working Papers, Preprints ; No country specification
Source:	USB Cologne (business full texts)

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