ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IN THE PLANT/SEED INDUSTRY

Jeremy Foltz and Tirtha Pratim Dhar

No 20080, 2004 Annual meeting, August 1-4, Denver, CO from American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

Abstract: We develop a theoretical model of strategic firm behavior in seeking property rights given multiple property regimes. Our model suggests probability of the loss of trade secrets and revelations through patent applications does play a significant role in the choice of property rights by plant firms.

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Pages: 12
Date: 2004
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.20080

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