When huge companies assert their patents, smaller businesses and public plant breeders are dissuaded from conducting research that might not be illegal at all.
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Australia was hoping to get broader access to Indian markets as part of a new trade deal that covers almost half of the world’s population.
Founded in 1790, the Patent Office aimed to put innovation and entrepreneurship within reach of every citizen. Now, 10 million patents later, critics say an out-of-touch system is doing the opposite.
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Associate Professor of Public Policy and Women's Studies, University of Michigan
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Honorary research associate, University of Sydney
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Professor of Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Research Coordinator, Urban and Regional Food System Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Researcher, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison