Report of the Intellectual Property Rights Panel

Report of the meeting of the Intellectual Property Rights Panel held in September 1994, chaired by M.S. Swaminathan.. The report discusses the history of CGIAR engagement with IPR issues. It analyses CGIAR policy on patent issues, plant variety protection, in situ and ex situ conservation, and the dissemination of information on CGIAR genetic resources research. Annexes include earlier statements on related subjects by the CGIAR, the Center Directors, and the Rockefeller Foundation.Agenda document at CGIAR International Centers Week, October 1994