CGIAR Central Advisory Service o

4th Meeting of the Expert Advisory Committee for the Central Advisory Service (CAS) on Intellectual Property for the CGIAR - Summary Report
10-12 October 2002, IPGRI, The Hague
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Defensive Publishing: A Strategy for Maintaining Intellectual Property as Public Goods - Briefing Paper

S. Adams, V. Henson-Apollonio
Briefing Paper No. 53 / 2002 / ISSN 1021-2310/ 12 pages
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Scientific research generates intellectual property - new knowledge and ideas which, initially at least, belong solely to the creative enterprise which did the research. The effective exploitation of this innovation leads to a range of strategies. The process of ‘defensive publication’ is just one of the approaches which can be used. Defensive publication is one mechanism for disclosing an innovation to the public that allows a researcher to retain the freedom to practice their innovation without fear of being threatened by competitive patents. This paper will consider some of the factors, which make for effective defensive publication, and the strengths and weaknesses of some commonly available mechanisms, with which to achieve a defensive publication.

Legal Issues in the Use of Geospatial Data and Tools for Agriculture and Natural Resources Management. A Primer (17 August 2002) - CAS/CIMMYT paper

This is an introduction and practical guide on intellectual property rights (IPR) for agricultural and natural resource management researchers. Supplementary material related to this paper will become available soon.
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