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7 Drake J. Agric. L. 473 (2002)
The Terminator Gene: Intellectual Property Rights vs. the Farmers' Common Law Right to Save Seed

handle is hein.journals/dragl7 and id is 481 raw text is: THE TERMINATOR GENE: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS VS. THE FARMERS' COMMON LAW RIGHT TO SAVE SEED Samantha M OhIgart I. Introduction .................................................................................... 474 II. Growth of Genetically Modified Crops ......................................... 475 I. Development of the Terminator Gene ........................ 476 A. How the Terminator Technology Works ................................. 476 B. Acquiring the Terminator Patent ............................................. 477 IV. Intellectual Property Rights ............................................................ 478 A. Terminator Gene Replaces Technology Agreement ................ 478 B. History of the Seed Industry & Patents ................................... 479 1. Patentability of Seed ........................................................... 479 2. The Plant Variety Protection Act ........................................ 480 3. C ase Law ............................................................................ 481 C. Why the Terminator Gene? ..................................................... 481 V. The American Farmer: Common Law Right to Save Seed ............ 482 A. The Tradition of Saving Seed .................................................. 482 B. The PVPA Crop Exemption .................................................... 483 C. The Choice for Farmers ........................................................... 484 VI. The USDA's Position ..................................................................... 484 A. The Potential Benefit ............................................................... 484 B. Potential Harm to United States Agriculture ........................... 485 C. The USDA's Plans ................................................................... 485 D . The M essage ............................................................................ 486 VII. Organization's Responses .............................................................. 486 A . R A FI ................................................................................. 486 B. The Rockefeller Foundation .............................................. 487 VIII. International Governmental Responses .............................................. 488 A . India .................................................................................. 488

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