Intellectual property, biogenetic resources, and traditional knowledge /
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| Author / Creator: | Dutfield, Graham. |
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| Imprint: | London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2004. |
| Description: | xiii, 258 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5578778 |
Table of Contents:
- List of Tables and Boxes
- Preface
- List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
- Part 1. Knowledge, Property and Trade
- 1. Sovereignty, Common Heritage and Property Rights
- Permanent sovereignty
- Common heritage
- Intellectual property rights
- 2. Biotechnology and the Expanding Boundaries of Intellectual Property Protection
- Biotechnology and the life science industries
- The commercial importance of biogenetic resources and traditional knowledge
- Intellectual property in the life sciences
- 3. The International Law of Biogenetic Resources and Intellectual Property
- The TRIPS Agreement
- The UPOV Convention
- The Convention on Biological Diversity
- The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
- Part 2. Conflicts and Controversies
- 4. National Sovereignty, Benefit Sharing and the Patenting of Life
- Fair and equitable
- Patenting natural products
- Patent quality problems
- 5. Biopiracy
- The hoodia case
- The neem patents
- The quinoa case
- The enola bean case
- 'Biopiracy' through plant variety protection
- Rights and wrongs
- 6. Environmental Impacts
- Intellectual property rights and monocultures
- Plant variety protection and genetic uniformity
- Intellectual property rights and crop-agrochemical linkages
- 7. Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition
- Plant variety protection and research priorities
- Plant variety protection and the interests of poor farmers
- Intellectual property rights and the availability of genetic resources for breeding
- Empirical evidence
- Alternatives to UPOV
- 8. Beyond Intellectual Property: Technology Protection Systems
- High stakes
- Pros and cons
- Terminator and the patent system
- 9. Life Science Innovation, Biotechnology Transfer and Developing Countries
- The importance of life science innovation in trade and development
- Technology transfer
- Part 3. Protecting Traditional Knowledge
- 10. Traditional Knowledge and the Intellectual Property System
- The nature of traditional knowledge
- Why protect traditional knowledge?
- Can intellectual property rights protect traditional knowledge?
- 11. Alternative Approaches to Traditional Knowledge Protection
- Defensive protection
- Positive protection
- Strategic considerations
- Part 4. Forums, Processes and Initiatives
- 12. International Forums and Processes
- The World Trade Organization
- The World Intellectual Property Organization
- The Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity
- 13. Government and Regional Initiatives
- Philippines Executive Order 247 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations
- Andean Community Common Regime on Access to Genetic Resources
- The Costa Rica Biodiversity Law
- The African Model Legislation for the Protection of the Rights of Local Communities, Farmers and Breeders, and for the Regulation of Access to Biological Resources
- Analysis
- Part 5. National Case Studies
- 14. India
- Introduction
- Biodiversity: conservation, trade and development
- India's bio-scientific and technological capacities: an assessment
- Implementing TRIPS: current progress
- TRIPS and the national bio-industries: threat or opportunity?
- Conclusions
- 15. Kenya
- Introduction
- Biodiversity: conservation, trade and development
- Kenya's scientific and technological capacities: an assessment
- Implementing TRIPS: current progress
- TRIPS, UPOV and the national bio-industries: threat or opportunity?
- Conclusions
- 16. Lessons from the Case Studies
- Introduction
- Plant variety protection
- Patents and agro-biotechnology
- Patents and the health sector
- Intellectual property rights and traditional knowledge
- Intellectual property rights, value addition and conservation
- Notes
- References
- Index
