In The Netherlands, particularly in the Wageningen region, many requirements for a concentration of plant biotechnology … firms were met. Ample scientific knowledge of plants and of biotechnology was available, thanks to the presence of …. But such a plant biotechnology cluster has not emerged. Why not? …

This paper explores several characteristics of patents in the biotechnology field, comparing and contrasting them to … patents in other fields of research. We find that biotechnology patents face a longer lag between application and grant date …

This article deals with some of the intellectual property protection of biotechnology in developing countries. The …

This paper aims to relate the principles of Ronald Coase Theorem with negative impacts of biotechnology, taking cases … of specific research groups and medium-sized companies in biotechnology. We consider an application of economic theory on … analyzing the political economy of biotechnology since the transaction costs can best viewed their limitations and the limited …

invention, and costs of patenting across countries on firms' propensity to pursue agricultural biotechnology patents in … changes in Brazil, China, and the European Patent Office do not have a significant impact on firms' propensity to patent …

and stimulating innovation in the biotechnology sector, some policy levers narrow down the patent potential for … biotechnology sector, is built into the system over the years. Although the EPC was introduced as a unitary regulatory tool … law to the needs of distinct technology sectors, and in particular the biotechnology sector. Given the civil law tradition …

examination demonstrates clearly that European patent law has adapted itself to the new reality of biotechnology in many ways, but …