Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Part I. Patentability of food from 1877 to 2005 in Germany compared to Brazil, China, and India
  • A. Patentability of food in Germany
  • B. Patentability of food under the TRIPs Agreement
  • C. Patentability of food in Brazil, China, and India
  • D. Nestle and patentability of food
  • Part II. Innovation in today's food sector
  • A. Innovation related to the production of agricultural raw materials
  • B. Innovation relation to the production of processed food
  • C. Consumer acceptance of innovation in the food sector
  • Part III. Intellectual property situation of today's food sector
  • A. Protection of inventions related to the production of plant-derived raw materials
  • B. Protection of inventions related to the production of animal-derived raw materials
  • C. Protection of inventions related to the production of processed food
  • D. Summary
  • Final Summary