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13 Alb. L.J. Sci. & Tech. 123 (2002-2003)
Food for Thought: The Biopiracy of Jasmine and Basmati Rice

handle is hein.journals/albnyst13 and id is 131 raw text is: FOOD FOR THOUGHT: THE BIOPIRACY OF JASMINE AND BASMATI RICE Michael Woods* TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction ......................................... 124 II. Background Information ............................. 126 A. US Patent Policy ................................ 126 B. Patenting Genes ................................. 128 C. Less-Developed Countries ........................ 129 D. TRIPS Agreement ............................... 131 E. United Nations Convention on Biodiversity ...... 133 F. WTO Conference ................. ................ 134 III. Biopiracy of Rice .................................... 134 A. Biopiracy Defined ................................ 134 B. Rice in the World ................................ 136 C. Indian/Pakistani Basmati Rice Controversy ..... 138 D. Thailand Jasmine Rice Controversy ............. 139 E. ActionAid Stunt ................................. 141 F. United States Protectionism, Not Commercialism .................................. 141 IV . Conclusion ........................................... 143 * Michael Woods received his J.D. from George Washington University Law School in 2002 and his B.S.M.E. from the University of Colorado in Boulder in 1994. Michael would like to thank Gerald Mossinghoff, professor at George Washington University Law School, for his invaluable guidance. Any views or opinions in this article are solely those of Michael Woods.

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