Law of Plant Varieties Protection

In India plant variety protection law is one of the nascent branches of intellectual property that has several facets. Being a legislation in its infancy the Courts in India did not have an occasion to interpret the provisions and so Indian case laws are different in this area of law. The attempt (in this book) at tracing the case laws in other jurisdictions will prove useful to the legal fraternity and student community. This work has been written during a period in which there are considerable developments in the field of plant variety protection and at a time when there is a great dearth of books on the subject. The author has made successful attempt to examine the founding treaties, conventions and legislations that have resulted in the present harmonization effected by the TRIPs Agreement. This book on "Law of Plant Varieties Protection" by Dr Elizabeth Verkey is an enabling instrument to tackle the great depths of plant variety protection laws and will be a guiding light to legal practitioners, academicians, plant breeders and scientists, and not to forget, the students of the subject.