The July 2002 article in the FAO Legal Papers Online series is by Laurence R. Helfer and entitled "Intellectual property rights in plant varieties: An overview with options for national governments". Although not directly related to agricultural biotechnology, it is worth noting because of the indirect consequences of the topic on plant biotechnology. FAO Legal Papers Online is a series of articles and reports on legal issues of contemporary interest in the areas of food policy, agriculture, rural development, biodiversity, environment and natural resource management. See http://www.fao.org/Legal/Prs-OL/lpo31.pdf (PDF, 62 pages) or contact [email protected] to request a copy.

03/08/2002