Intellectual Property Rights Regimes and the Conservation of Genetic Resources

Project
Duration: Sep 2002 - Jan 2003

This study on the Inter-Relations between Intellectual Property and the Conservation of Genetic Resources involved researching a range of global, regional and national laws and policies, and assessing these in the context of several commercial sectors.

The outcomes include a set of recommendations aimed at international organisations, national governments, and local and traditional communities. A draft of the study was presented at an expert workshop in Geneva convened by Ecologic and the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development in 2002. The European Commission has submitted this study as an information document for the second meeting of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Access and Benefit Sharing, to be held from 1-5 December 2003 in Montreal.

Study on the Inter-Relations between Intellectual Property Rights Regimes and the Conservation of Genetic Resources

Year 2002

Funding: European Commission, Directorate-General Environment (DG Environment), International
Partner: Ecologic Institute, Germany
Team: Richard Tarasofsky, LLM, LLB

Gary Knapp
Duration: Sep 2002 - Jan 2003
Project ID: 1830
Keywords: Biodiversity

Trade

intellectual property rights, genetic resources, nature conservation, biotechnology, pharmacy, botany, biodiversity, agriculture, horticulture, biosafety, patent, developing countries

global

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PublicationReportStudy on the Inter-Relations between Intellectual Property Rights Regimes and the Conservation of Genetic Resources

Gehl Sampath, Padmashree; Richard G. Tarasofsky 2002: Study on the Inter-Relations between Intellectual Property Rights Regimes and the Conservation of Genetic Resources. Berlin. ... Read more

Gehl Sampath, Padmashree; Richard G. Tarasofsky 2002: Study on the Inter-Relations between Intellectual Property Rights Regimes and the Conservation of Genetic Resources. Berlin.