Traditional Knowledge
Books On Traditional Knowledge, IPR Intellectual Property Rights, Case Law
Knowledge that is local or indigenous is caled traditional knowledge. It refers to the traditions, customs and practices of indigenous, or local communities. Traditional knowledge includes wisdom and long tested teachings of these communities.
Traditional knowledge is not just personal or
spiritual.. Traditional knowledge also has economic value. Certain communities depend on
their traditional knowledge for survival. Therefore traditional knowledge needs to be
protected.
Communities are now looking up to intellectual property laws to preserve, protect, and
promote their traditional knowledge. Certain communities have also sought to make
equitable use of their traditional knowledge. Currently, only a few nations offer explicit
sui generis protection for traditional knowledge.
Traditional knowledge can be protected by prevent others from using or securing
intellectual property rights over traditional knowledge.
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is actively working with different
nations, organizations, and communities to address the policy and legal issues to protect
traditional knowledge.
References
Blakeney M., Bioprospecting and the Protection of Traditional Medical Knowledge of
Indigenous People: an Australian Perspective, in E.I.P.R. 1997, 29(6), 298-303.
Blakeney M., The Protection of Traditional Knowledge under Intellectual Property Law, in
E.I.P.R. 2000, 22(6), 251-261.
Drahos P., Indigenous Knowledge, Intellectual Property and Biopiracy: Is a Global
Biocollecting Society the Answer, in E.I.P.R. 2000, 22(6), 245-250.
Dutfield G., Legal and Economic Aspects of Traditional Knowledge, in International Public
Dutfield G., TRIPS-related Aspects of Traditional Knowledge, in 33 Case W. Res. J.
Int’l L. 233, 2001.
Gopalakrishnan N.S., TRIPS and Protection of Traditional Knowledge of Genetic Resources:
New Challenges to the Patent System, in E.I.P.R. 2005, 27(1), 11-18.
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Books On Traditional Knowledge
Intellectual
Property, Biogenetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge (September 2004)
by Graham Dutfield
This book is about the relationships between intellectual property (IP), biochemical and
genetic resources ('biogenetic resources' and knowledge relating to practical applications
of these resources, including traditional knowledge
Graham Dutfield is Senior Research Fellow at Queen Mary College London. He is co-editor of
Trading in Knowledge (2003, ) and Intellectual Property Rights, Trade and Biodiversity
(2002).
Biodiversity
and Traditional Knowledge (Paperback)
by Sarah A. Laird (Editor)
Despite much discussion at the international policy level relating to the use of genetic
resources and traditional knowledge, to date there has been no such guide on integrating
concepts into practice. Many parties have stakes in the commercial use of biodiversity,
from local communities and indigenous peoples to resource managers, NGOs, research
institutes and universities, industry and national governments.
This guide draws on experience from a range of countries around the world to show how the
benefits from the commercial use of biodiversity can be maximized and shared equitably
while also achieving local conservation and development objectives.
Sarah A. Laird is co-author of "The Commercial Use of Biodiversity".
Indigenous
Heritage and Intellectual Property: Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge, and Folklore
(Hardcover)
by Anja Von Hahn (Contributor), Michael Hassemer (Contributor), Roland Knaak
(Contributor), Annette Jur (Contributor), Matthias Leistner (Contributor), Silke Von
Lewinski (Editor), Agnes Lucas-Schloetter (Contributor), P. Tobias Stoll (Contributor),
Silke Von Lewinski (Editor)
First Sentence: For the past few years, the topic of genetic resources, traditional
knowledge and folklore has entered the ambit of intellectual property discussions.
Community
Resources: Intellectual Property, International Trade And Protection Of Traditional
Knowledge (Globalization and Law) (Hardcover)
by Johanna Gibson
Intellectual
Property Needs and Expectations of Traditional Knowledge Holders: Wipo Report
on Fact-Finding Missions on Intellectual Property and Traditional Knowledge (1998-1999
(Paperback)
by World Intellectual Property Organization
Wipo
Technical Study On Patent Disclosure Requirements Related To Genetic Resources And
Traditional Knowledge
World Intellectual Property (November 15, 2004)
Rights
to Plant Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge : Basic Issues and Perspectives
(CABI Publishing) (Hardcover) (June 1, 2006)
by S. Biber-Klemm, T. Cottier
This book discusses the means, instruments and institutions to create incentives to
promote conservation and sustainable use of traditional knowledge and plant genetic
resources for food and agriculture, in the framework of the world trade order. It
approaches these topics on a broad basis: it analyses in depth the option to create
specific sui generis intellectual property rights of the TRIPS Agreement
Indigenous
Heritage and Intellectual Property