| Intellectual Property, Biogenetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge Contributor(s): Dutfield, Graham (Author) |
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ISBN: 1844070492 ISBN-13: 9781844070497 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $68.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2004 Annotation: A comprehensive volume on the relationships between intellectual property, biogenetic resources as they exist in nature and in the form of 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. Part I clarifies the economic importance of industries that use biogenetic resources and traditional knowledge, the extent to which they are dependent upon them, and the way that modern intellectual property rights (IPR) law has evolved to meet their needs. It also describes the relevant international law. Part II shows how stronger IPR protection in the area of life science innovation and biogenetic resources has given rise to controversies. Part III focuses on traditional knowledge protection. Part IV covers international negotiations and policy-making, and legislative initiatives of national governments. Part V focuses on two developing countries, India and Kenya, assessing how far such countries, taking into account the international rules as they currently exist, may harness their natural endowments to develop their economies, and whether success will encourage the conservation and sustainable use of the resource base.The book adopts a multidisciplinary approach, and will appeal to those new to the subject and to those with some grounding in the subject including students, academics, legal practitioners, governmentpolicy-makers and the private sector. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Medical Law & Legislation - Law | Intellectual Property - General |
| Dewey: 333.953 |
| LCCN: 2004004914 |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.22" W x 9.24" (0.92 lbs) 258 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Biogenetic resources - the critical biological and chemical materials that underpin so much of medicine, both modern and traditional, agriculture, and wider economic activity in so many fields - are at the centre of heated debate regarding their use, development, and ownership, and the issues of ethics and equity that impinge on all of these factors. This book is a comprehensive examination of the key issues, institutions and ideologies in this area, presenting definitions and explanations of the fundamentals of intellectual property rights (IPRs), biogenetic resources and traditional knowledge. It uses the insights from this to build a picture of how these factors interact in practice, bringing to the surface issues such as: the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, benefit sharing from the commercial use of biodiversity, biotechnological innovation and the transfer of technology, agriculture, food security, rural development, health and international justice. Part 1 describes the relevant international IPR laws, highlights the extent to which modern commerce depends on such resources, and traces the way in which modern IPR law has evolved to accommodate this dependence. Part 2 shows how stronger IPR protection in the area of life science innovation has given rise to controversies such as 'biopiracy', 'terminator' genes and genetic uniformity. Part 3 focuses on traditional knowledge, its nature, its importance, and the applicability of IPR-style protection. Part 4 covers the international negotiation and policy-making of the WTO, WIPO and CBD and the legislative initiatives of national governments of Asia, Africa and Latin America. Finally, Part 5 focuses on two developing country case studies - of India and Kenya - assessing whether they will be able to gain economic benefit from development of their natural resources within the current regulatory system and whether this will encourage the conservation and sustainable use of the resource base. With its multidisciplinary approach and breadth of coverage, this book will appeal both to those new to the subject and to those with professional and specialist interest, including students, academics, legal practitioners, government policy-makers and the private sector. |
