Moschini, GianCarlo - Iowa State University of Science and Technology <Ames, … - 2010
Research and Development (R&D) and innovation are crucial features of the seed industry. To supportlarge R …&D investments by the private sector, strong intellectual property rights, such as patents, arenecessary. The exclusivity granted by … patents naturally creates market power positions and raisesdifficult and unresolved competition issues in an antitrust context.[...] …