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Title |
Description |
| 1. "Biodiversity Act to Benefit Bhutanese Farmers" |
This article examines the impact and
benefit of the recently-endorsed Biodiversity Act on
Bhutan. The Act aims to regulate access to genetic
resources in the country. http://www.kuenselonline.com/article.php?sid=3151 |
| 2. "Effective sui generis option can protect agro-diversity: Experts", Kathmandu Post, 26 March 2003 |
Discusses how the multi-lateral
agreements drawn up under the WTO framework are
pro-rich, and how countries should enact legislation to
protect local knowledge of the farming communities and
plant varieties. http://www.kantipuronline.com/archive/ kpost/2003-3-27/kp_business.htm |
| 3. "Enduring enigma of UPOV", The Kathmandu Post, 21 February 2003 |
An analysis of the effectiveness of the
International Union for the Protection of New Varieties
of Plants (UPOV). Recommends that we should not adopt the
UPOV model for plant variety protection. http://www.nepalnews.com.np/contents/ englishdaily/ktmpost/2003 /feb/feb21/features1.htm |
| 4. "Malaysia to patent biodiversity products - Abdullah" (Financial Times Limited) |
More on Malaysia's move to take
immediate action to patent its biodiversity resources
and products. http://www.e-topics.com/m.asp?3042XgXa0407054.0iw |
| 5. "Malaysia: Patenting to protect our flora, fauna" (New Straits Times, Penang) |
Malaysia intends to patent its
biodiversity to protect the country's flora and fauna
from being lost to others. http://forests.org/articles/reader.asp?linkid=21505 |
| 6. "Researchers identify over 200 herbal plants in Uluguru mts", The Guardian, Dar es Salaam, 19 March 2003 |
Discusses how the plants can be used,
and how the new plant breeders' rights laws in Tanzania
makes benefit sharing possible. http://www.ippmedia.com/guardian/ 2003/03/19/guardian3.asp |
| 7. "Row looming over two popular species: Dutch patenting bid sparks Thai process" Bangkok Post, 8 April 2003 |
This article details a dispute between
Thailand and a Dutch firm. Both parties claim the
right to patent two plant species. http://search.bangkokpost.co.th/bkkpost /2003/apr2003 /bp20030408/news/ 08apr2003_news20.html |
| 8. Morocco protects new plant varieties |
Morocco protects new plant varieties by
implementing new IPR law, fashioned after the 1991 UPOV
Convention. http://www.fas.usda.gov/gainfiles/200301/ 145785132.pdf |
| 9. Andean community strives to be in line with TRIPS and the CBD |
Andean community adopts new IPR law in
1999 to bring domestic systems in line with TRIPS and the
CBD. http://www.grain.org/publications/andean-en-p.htm |
| 10. Rich harvest on the ice land, but profits melt away |
An article on bioprospecting in
Antarctica. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/ 2003/04/11/1049567881184.html |
| 11. "Government admits it will not protect farmers' rights, only breeders rights" (Gene Campaign press release) |
In response to Gene Campaign's PIL filed
in Delhi High Court, Government of India says its move to
join the UPOV is to protect breeders' rights. http://www.genecampaign.org/april.html |
| 12. Harvard Mouse can't be patented |
The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled
that higher life forms cannot be patented in Canada
until Parliament debates the ramifications and decides
that they can. The oncomouse cannot be patented
there. http://rtnews.globetechnology.com/servlet/ ArticleNews/tech /RTGAM/20021205/ wmous1205_6/Technology/techBN |
| 13. CBC News (21 May 2002) - High Court hears debate over Harvard mouse |
http://cbc.ca/stories/2002/05/21/ harvard_mouse020521 |
| 14. CBC News (4 August 2000) - Court allows genetically altered mouse patent |
http://cbc.ca/storyview/CBC/2000/08/03/ mousepatent000803 |
| 15. CBC News (Dec 5 2002) - The Harvard Mouse (a.k.a.Oncomouse) by Justin Thomson |
Description of the Oncomouse. http://cbc.ca/news/features/harvard_mouse.html |
| 16. TRIPS Debate on Biological Materials: Africa reiterates proposal to ban life patents. |
TRIPS council debates patents on life,
traditional knowledge and article 27.3(b) of the TRIPS
agreement. The Africa group stressed the need to
amend the TRIPS agreement to prohibit patents on all
life forms. http://www.twnside.org.sg/title/twninfo21.htm |
| 17. Companies rush to patent wildlife of the Philippine. (Earth Times) |
An article published in the Earth Times
about the rush by genomic companies and pharmaceutical
partners to privatise biological information. http://forests.org/archive/asia/corushto.htm |
| 18. ConAgra gets US Patent for atta |
The US Patent Office has granted patent
rights to ConAgra Inc for the "method for producing
atta flour". http://www.financialexpress.com/ fe_full_story.php?content_id=23551 |
| 19. Patent No. EPO424044 |
"Transgenic fowl expressing bovine growth
hormone" - (Designer chickens with cattle growth
hormones) - Merck & Co Inc. http://l2.espacenet.com/espacenet /viewer? PN=EP0424044&CY=ep&LG=en&DB=EPD |
| 20. But just what will a GI law protect? |
This article discusses whether the
proposed Geographical Indications Bill In Thailand will
protect Thai rice and other products. http://www.nationmultimedia.com/page.arcview.php3? clid=6&id=70163&date=2002-12-02&usrsess=1 |
| 21. Response to the Open Letter, by Pascal Lamy |
European Commissioner for Trade, Pascal
Lamy, has replied to GRAIN's Open Letter regarding the EU
position on the review of TRIPS Article 27.3 (b). http://www.grain.org/publications/ lamy-response-en.cfm |
| 22. Reversing Worldwide History of Exploitation of Indigenous Peoples |
The South African San Council and the
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
of South Africa signed an agreement that acknowledges
and rewards the San, an indigenous people in South
Africa, as the pioneers of traditional knowledge with
regards to the use of the Hoodia plant as a diet
drug. http://ipsnews.net/interna.asp? idnews=17121 |
| 23. Marginalised San Win Royalties From Diet Drug |
The South African San Council and the
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) of
South Africa signed an agreement that acknowledges and
rewards the San, an indigenous people in South Africa, as
the pioneers of traditional knowledge with regards to the
use of the Hoodia plant as a diet drug. http://www.corpwatch.org/news/PND.jsp? articleid=6210 |
| 24. The San and the CSIR announce a benefit-sharing agreement for potential anti-obesity drug |
CSIR and the South African San Council
signed an agreement on 24 March 2003 to share any
benefits resulting from the potential commercial
success of a CSIR patent that arose after research and
development was carried out to harness the anti-obesity
properties of the Hoodia plant. http://www.csir.co.za/plsql/ptl0002/ PTL0002_PGE013_MEDIA_REL? MEDIA_RELEASE_NO=7083643 |
| 25. San to get millions from unique plant |
South African San tribes stand to receive
large sums in return for the commercial exploitation of
their traditional knowledge regading the use of the
Hoodia plant as a drug. The San will receive eight
percent of milestone payments made by its licensee,
Phytopharm, during the drug's clinical development over
the next three to four years. The San could earn
six percent of all royalties if and when the drug is
marketed, possibly in 2008. http://iafrica.com/news/sa/222007.htm |