Legal protection for traditional knowledge : towards a new land for indigenous intellectual property
- Full Title:
- Legal protection for traditional knowledge : towards a new land for indigenous intellectual property
- Author:
- Bhukta, Anindya.
- Statement of Responsibility:
- Anindya Bhukta
- Language:
- English
- Description:
- 173 p.
- Summary:
- Many aboriginal communities in the Global South depend for their livelihoods on the vast supply of bio-resources around them, but multinational corporations (MNCs) are not...
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Summary:
Many aboriginal communities in the Global South depend for their livelihoods on the vast supply of bio-resources around them, but multinational corporations (MNCs) are not always ethical in their dealings with these communities. MNCs often pirate and patent communal, traditional knowledge, thereby "acquiring" intellectual property potentially worth hundreds of millions of dollars almost free of cost. Aboriginal communities face steep uphill legal battles in these cases. Here Anindya Bhukta explores the porous legal relations between traditional knowledge and current intellectual property law. Focusing on aboriginal communities in India, Bhukta explains how India, like other resource-rich countries, has spent millions trying to revoke US-issued patents on knowledge gained from aboriginal communities using existing IPR legislation. He demonstrates that existing IPR laws do not provide full legal protection in such cases - a fact acknowledged by the World Trade Organization when it categorically asked for a sui generis law to be developed for precisely these purposes - and he suggests just such a new law that could offer more robust legal protection for aboriginal communities wishing to capitalize on their own accomplishments. In so doing, Bhukta calls attention to the vital contributions that aboriginal communities make to global development. - Contents:
- • Chapter 1. Introduction • Chapter 2. Traditional Knowledge: An Overview • Chapter 3. Bio-Piracy • Chapter 4. Protecting Traditional Knowledge: Ways and Means •...
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Contents:
• Chapter 1. Introduction • Chapter 2. Traditional Knowledge: An Overview • Chapter 3. Bio-Piracy • Chapter 4. Protecting Traditional Knowledge: Ways and Means • Chapter 5. Initiatives to Protect Traditional Knowledge • Chapter 6. How Fit are the Existing IPR Laws in Protecting Traditional Knowledge? • Chapter 7. A Model Law - Publisher & Date:
- Bingley, UK : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2020.
- Date of Publication:
- 2020
- Publisher:
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Classification:
- D 22
D 18
D 5.5 - ISBN:
- 9781800430662 (pbk)
9781800430631 (pdf)
9781800430655 (epub)
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| Call Number | Location | Availability | Description | Loan Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D 22 Bhu 2020 | General collection | On Shelf | - | For regular loan |
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D 22 Bhu 2020
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General collection
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On Shelf