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This chapter analyzes and studies the situation and perspectives of intellectual property protection of living organisms from the standpoint of the interests of the development countries in general and the Latin American region specially. It is a rather complex issue on which there are considerably different positions between the developed and the developing countries, companies linked to genetic engineering, universities, research centers, and development agencies.
Morales is a former ECLAC official, worked in the Agricultural Development Unit, is an expert in agricultural topics, has made studies on transgenics in Latin America and has been professor at the international University of Andalucia and at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
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Morales, C. (2009). Intellectual Property in Living Organisms. Current Situation, Trends and Challenges. In: Martínez-Piva, J. (eds) Knowledge Generation and Protection. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1264-0_8
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