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The article discusses the project Open Source Seed Initiative (OSSI), which involves researchers trying to keep plant-breeding intellectual property from being privately claimed through the patent process. Topics include a conflict between researcher Jim Myers and seed company Seminis Inc., U.S. law...

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Publicado en:Virginia Quarterly Review Vol. 90; no. 3; pp. 56 - 70
Autor principal: Hamilton, Lisa M.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Virginia Quarterly Review Summer2014
Materias:
Open source software
Agricultural laws
Seeds
Patents
Goldman, Irwin
Seminis Inc.
Kloppenburg, Jack
Michaels, Tom
Law
United States
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Sumario:The article discusses the project Open Source Seed Initiative (OSSI), which involves researchers trying to keep plant-breeding intellectual property from being privately claimed through the patent process. Topics include a conflict between researcher Jim Myers and seed company Seminis Inc., U.S. laws regarding plants and intellectual-property rights, and the inspiration of OSSI by open-source computer programs. Researchers involved include Irwin Goldman, Jack Kloppenburg, and Tom Michaels.