Intellectual Property, Biogenetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge

ISBN-13: 9781844070497 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 258 str.

Graham Dutfield

Opis

A comprehensive volume on the relationships between intellectual property, biogenetic resources - in nature and as commercial products - and knowledge relating to practical applications of these resources, including traditional knowledge. The book delves into how these three topics relate to conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, benefit sharing from commercial use of biodiversity, biotechnological innovation and technology transfer, agriculture, food security and nutrition, rural development, and health and international equity. Includes case studies from India and Kenya that assess how far such countries may harness their natural endowments to develop their economies and the affect on conservation and sustainable use.

Spis treści

Part 1: Knowledge, Property and Trade  Sovereignty, Common Heritage and Property Rights  Biotechnology and the Expanding Boundaries of Intellectual Property Protection  The International Law of Biogenetic Resources and Intellectual Property  Part 2: Conflicts and Controversies  National Sovereignty, Benefit Sharing and the Patenting of Life  Biopiracy  Environmental Impacts  Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition  Beyond Intellectual property: Technological Protection Systems  Life Science Innovation, Biotechnology Transfer and Developing Countries  Part 3: Protecting Traditional Knowledge  Traditional Knowledge and the Intellectual Property System  Alternative Approaches to Traditional Knowledge Protection  Part 4: Forums, Processes and Initiatives  International Forums and Processes  Government and Regional Initiatives  Part 5: National Case Studies: India  Kenya  Lessons of the Case Studies

O autorze

Graham Dutfield is senior research fellow at Queen Mary, University of London, UK. He is co-editor of Trading in Knowledge (Earthscan, 2003) and author of Intellectual Property Rights, Trade and Biodiversity (Earthscan, 2000).