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Title |
Description |
| 1. Genetic Resources Action International(GRAIN) |
Established in 1990, GRAIN is an
international non-profit organisation which promotes the
sustainable management and use of agricultural
biodiversity based on people's control over genetic
resources and local knowledge. http://www.grain.org |
| 2. Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) |
Created in 1971, CGIAR is an
association of public and private members supporting a
system of 16 Future Harvest Centers that work in over
100 countries to reduce hunger and poverty, and protect
the environment. http://www.cgiar.org |
| 3. "Biodiversity, Biotechnology and the Protection of Traditional Knowledge" Conference |
Held at the Washington University at St
Louis, this conference gathered leading scientists,
governmental officials and NGOs to discuss the protection
of biodiversity, biotechnology and international IP
implications. http://law.wustl.edu/centeris/Confpapers/ index.html |
| 4. ASEAN Regional Centre for Biodiversity Conservation |
This link is to the homepage of the
ASEAN Regional Centre for Biodiversity Conservation
(ARCBC). ARCBC is an organisation that serves to
enhance the capacity of ASEAN in promoting biodiversity
conservation. http://www.arcbc.org.ph |
| 5. Megadiverse countries set up working group on benefit-sharing |
The Group of Like-minded Megadiverse
Countries at their meeting on 29 November in Cusco, Peru,
agreed to establish an ad-hoc working group to develop a
proposal containing mechanisms to guarantee the fair and
equitable sharing of benefits derived from the use of
biological resources and associated traditional
knowledge. http://www.ictsd.org/biores/02-12-11/ inbrief.htm#4 |
| 6. Should patent applications disclose the origin of biological materials on which they file patents? Should they demostrate Prior Informed Consent for their use? |
The ICC advocates that in patent
applications, the CBD objectives of disclosing the
origin of the resources and the provision of evidence
of Prior Informed Consent should be adhered to by
applicants. However, the ICC cautions that the
imposition of conditions in patent applications still
remain the strict domain of national patent
offices. http://www.iccwbo.org/home/statements_rules /statements/2002/should_patent_applicants.asp |
| 7. ISF View on Intellectual Property |
This paper discusses the type of
protection available for plant varieties through
Breeders' Rights. http://www.worldseed.org/pdf / ISF%20View%20on%20Intellectual%20Property.pdf |
| 8. The effect of the patenting of rice by foreign corporations |
This paper examines the effect of the
patenting of rice by foreign corporations and its
effect on the domestic countries producing the
rice. http://www.grain.org/publications/rice-en-p.htm |
| 9. Commission moves against 13 Member States for failure to implement EU legislation |
Some Member States have failed to
implement into national law Directive 98/71/EC on the
legal protection of designs. http://europa.eu.int/rapid/start/cgi/guesten.ksh? p_action.gettxt=gt&doc=IP/03/4|0|RAPID&lg=EN&display= |