Intellectual Property Rights and the Ascent of Proprietary Innovation in Agriculture

Matthew Clancy, GianCarlo Moschini · 2017 · Annual Review of Resource Economics

Summary. Agricultural biological innovations historically lacked formal intellectual property protection, but recent decades have seen substantial strengthening of these rights. This paper documents how plant IPRs have evolved, examines economic theory on their effects, and reviews empirical evidence on innovation outcomes. The authors show how agricultural IPR experience aligns with or diverges from broader IPR literature, and discuss implications for market structure and input pricing.

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Clancy, M., & Moschini, G.. (2017). Intellectual Property Rights and the Ascent of Proprietary Innovation in Agriculture. Annual Review of Resource Economics. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-resource-100516-053524

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DOI: 10.1146/annurev-resource-100516-053524
Countries: United States
Regions: North America
Categories: agtech, policy, innovation-theory
Added: 2026-04-28