Traditional knowledge and intellectual property

With the advances recorded in recent decades in biotechnology, traditional knowledge, in its various manifestations, has become an important bioinformation input for innovation. In this context, the relationship between traditional knowledge & intellectual property has also developed into a burn...

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Published inSociologia (Lisbon, Portugal) no. 42; pp. 91 - 111
Main Authors Pinto, Miguel Correia, Godinho, Manuel Mira
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Portuguese
Published Lisboa Centro de Investigação e Estudos de Sociologia 01.05.2003
Subjects
Biotechnology
Congresses and Conventions
International Cooperation
International Law
Local Knowledge
Netherlands
Property Rights
Sustainable Development
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Summary:With the advances recorded in recent decades in biotechnology, traditional knowledge, in its various manifestations, has become an important bioinformation input for innovation. In this context, the relationship between traditional knowledge & intellectual property has also developed into a burning issue. The Sixth Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, which took place at The Hague in Apr 2002, considered the possibility of establishing a standard framework for this question. The present article considers the interest & the possible form of such a standard framework. Given the impossibility of applying the existing mechanisms, it is important to agree on appropriate international regulations guaranteeing that this knowledge is both disseminated & protected, thus preventing misappropriation by the big biotechnology companies & facilitating access to such knowledge on fair terms. 27 References. Adapted from the source document.
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ISSN:0873-6529
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