Genetically Engineered Soybeans : Acceptance and Intellectual Property Rights Issues in South America.

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Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Competition.

Intellectual property.

Brazil.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (6 pages) : digital, PDF file

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2003.

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Summary:

Examines allegations by U.S. producers and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative that Argentina and Brazil hold unfair trade advantages in international soybean markets due to illegal use of genetically-engineered Roundup Ready (RR) seeds, which are resistant to a common herbicide, from previous harvests to avoid paying annual royalty fees to Monsanto Company, the developer of RR technology.

the acceptance and intellectual property rights issues in South America regarding genetically engineered soybean crops in Argentina and Brazil, and addresses U.S. perspective and implications for international market.

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Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Genetically Engineered Soybeans

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