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Bioprospecting or Biopiracy?
Author(s) -
Isaac Grant E.,
Kerr William A.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
the journal of world intellectual property
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.334
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 1747-1796
pISSN - 1422-2213
DOI - 10.1111/j.1747-1796.2004.tb00257.x
Subject(s) - bioprospecting , paragraph , convention on biological diversity , declaration , political science , folklore , trips architecture , work (physics) , law , biodiversity , sociology , biology , computer science , engineering , ecology , mechanical engineering , parallel computing , anthropology
“We instruct the Council for T rips , in pursuing its work programme… to examine… the relationship between the TRIPS Agreement and the Convention on Biological Diversity, the protection of traditional knowledge and folklore and other relevant new developments… In undertaking this work, the T rips Council… shall take fully into account the development dimension.” Paragraph 19, Doha Ministerial Declaration. 1