General Information About 35 U.S.C. 161: Plant Patents
US Patent and Trademark Office
This publication provides a basic and understandable overview of plant patents. It will help prospective plant patent applicants to identify what types of plants are patentable, as well as present the legal requirements for attaining a plant patent in terms which can be understood by attorneys, plant breeders, growers and gardeners and present the formal requirements of an application for plant patents.
Excuse Me, Please, But Do You Happen to Have a License for That Plant
Neil L. Arney and David R. Barnard of Lathrop Gage
A recent ruling eliminates any doubt about plant patent validity, and means farmers can expect to see more vigorous enforcement of patent rights, including infringement lawsuits.
Interfaces Between Intellectual Property and Traditional Knowledge and Folklore: A U.S. Perspective
Rory J. Radding of Pennie & Edmonds LLP
As appreciation of the importance of traditional knowledge and folklore, and the fruits thereof, grows on a worldwide scale, the protection of traditional knowledge and traditional knowledge-derived property as intellectual property (IP) has come under scrutiny. Nations are becoming increasingly protective of their natural resources.