Patent protection and traditional knowledge associated with biodiversity
by Carlos Alberto Rohrmann, Lyssandro Norton Siqueira
International Journal of Intellectual Property Management (IJIPM), Vol. 1, No. 4, 2007

Abstract: The search for world sustainable development has opened a new field of legal research. Countries are engaged in the debate about serious environmental law issues, such as the Kyoto Protocol and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). The CBD had defined some legal issues related to biodiversity and also started the negotiation over an international regime regarding the access to genetic resources. The lack of proper legal rules has led to controversies regarding Brazilian biodiversity and the protection of the associated traditional knowledge. This paper analyses the possible legal solutions for the regulation of traditional knowledge associated with biodiversity.

Online publication date: Fri, 13-Jul-2007

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