Protection of agricultural scientific results as intellectual property objects
Keywords:
animal breeds; intellectual property; inventions; new plant varieties; utility modelsAbstract
In the field of agriculture, the main scientific results for which intellectual property rights can be acquired are plant varieties and animal breeds, as well as the methods, technologies and systems associated with them. This article analyzes the possibilities of protecting agricultural scientific outputs as intellectual property objects. Quantitative and structural analysis of registered utility models, patented inventions and registered new plant varieties and animal varieties in the period 2016-2019 has been made, focusing on the scientific results of the Agricultural Academy (SSA) and its units.
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Borisov, B. (2019). Statement concerning Draft Council of Ministers (Council of Ministers) Decree on the Terms and Conditions for setting up commercial companies from public higher education institutions for the purposes of the economic realization of the research results and objects of intellectual property, 2019.
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https://cpvo.europa.eu/en/applications-and-examinations/cpvo-variety-finder.
https://ec.europa.eu/food/plant/plant_property_rights_en
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