Abstract
Chapter 8 considers the TPP and agriculture. In particular, it explores plant intellectual property rights, and food labelling. Agriculture has been a sensitive issue during the TPP negotiations. In Canada, there were dramatic protests by dairy farmers over the TPP, with tractors and cows encircling the Canadian Parliament. Stephen Harper’s Conservative Government promised a large compensation package to dairy farmers. Justin Trudeau’s New Liberal Government engaged in consultations over the TPP. Obviously agriculture will be a sensitive issue. There are a large number of parts of the TPP dealing with agriculture, food security, farming, and plant intellectual property. As a result, it is a complex equation, assessing the benefits and costs for the sector under the TPP. This chapter considers the nexus between intellectual property, trade, and agriculture. It considers plant breeders’ rights, agricultural patents, and trade mark law and food labelling. It also examines investor-state dispute settlement in the context of agriculture, food labelling, and farming.
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