How to use intellectual property to protect plants

By Isa Böttiger, Ylva Wikmark | Posted on March 4, 2026

When most people think about intellectual property in the plant sector, they think about patents. But for plant breeders, seed producers, and agri-tech innovators, the reality is both more nuanced and more interesting. Plant innovations can benefit from overlapping IP protection strategies — a web of different rights that, when used together, can deliver far...