Patents, social justice, and public responsibility. Read biopiracy the plunder of nature and knowledge by vandana shiva available from rakuten kobo. It is in this context that graham dutfield s book fills an important lacuna in contemporary literature on the nature, character, and development of iprs in the last two centuries. Graham dutfield is professor of international governance at the university of leeds, united kingdom. Jun 18, 2019 professor graham dutfield university of leeds gave an overview of the cultural landscapes of indigenous knowledge practices and their implications for international law and dr sheila collingwoodwhittick pointed to the increasing interdependence between science and big business, and the ways in which traditional ecological knowledges. It would be of particular interest to policymakers in the intellectual property field.
A growing number of critics of bioprospecting complain that companies often fail to. See all articles by graham dutfield graham dutfield. What is biopiracy discover the methods, effects and examples. Ictsd programme on iprs and sustainable development by graham dutfield herchel smith senior research fellow. Misappropriation of shuar traditional knowledge tk and. It is by no means clear how much biopiracy actually goes on.
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Biogenetic resources the critical biological and chemical materials that underpin so much of medicine, both modern and traditional, agriculture, and wider economic activity in so many fields are at the centre of heated debate regarding their use, development, and ownership, and the issues of ethics and equity that impinge on all of these factors. This wellresearched and thoughtful book provides a thorough investigation of the theory and practice of biopiracy that scholars and policymakers alike will find illuminating. Patents, plants, and indigenous knowledge, ikechi mgbeoji 2006 explains that biopiracy was first coined by pat mooney, a canadian activist, and uses the work of graham dutfield 2004 who defines the term as. Indigenous knowledge, intellectual property and biopiracy. Intellectual property rights trade and biodiversity ebook. He sat down with intellectual property watch during the 2428 april meeting on these issues. Confronting biopiracy daniel robinson, daniel f robinson. Apart from lack of information, the answer depends on how one differentiates between legitimate and unfair exploitation.
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From 20012 i served as academic director of the ictsdunctad capacitybuilding project on intellectual property rights and development. Genetic engineering and the cloning of organisms are the ultimate expression of the commercialization of science and th. Daniel robinsons timely and authoritative book will inform the contemporary. This book chapter offers a critical discussion on international protection of traditional knowledge. Intellectual property rights iprs in these resources are critical for those involved in the trade, including industry and developing countries.
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Confronting biopiracy challenges, cases and international debates. This book has much to offer the reader, primarily because it avoids the infamous tunnel vision characteristic of most ipr law texts. A comprehensive volume on the relationships between intellectual property, biogenetic resources as they exist in nature and in the form of commercial products and knowledge relating to practical applications of these resources, including traditional knowledge. This acclaimed book by graham dutfield is available at in several formats for your ereader. Biogenetic resources the critical biological and chemical materials that underpin so much of medicine, both modern and traditional, agriculture, and wider economic activity in so many fields are at the centre of heated debate regarding their use, development, and ownership, and the issues of eth. Graham dutfield biogenetic resources the critical biological and chemical materials that underpin so much of medicine, both modern and traditional, agriculture, and wider economic activity in so many fields are at the centre of heated debate regarding their use, development, and ownership, and the issues of ethics and equity that impinge on. Intellectual property, biogenetic resources and traditional knowledge kindle edition by dutfield, graham.
The book delves into how these three topics relate to conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, benefit sharing from commercial. Graham dutfield, professor of international governance, university of leeds, uk. The aim of this book is to provide the most detailed, coherent analysis of the issue of biopiracy to date. This oneday symposium aims to grapple with this growing controversy, and explore ways forward for patents and patent systems that maximizes the public interest and social justice. Buy the intellectual property rights trade and biodiversity ebook. Aug 14, 2015 professor graham dutfield professor of international governance at leeds university on the subject of traditional knowledge.
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This nonfiction book deals with the norths greed over the last 500 years and plunder of the south beginning briefly with colonialism and globalization, but focusing mainly on free trade and the frightening impact of patents on genetically modified organisms affecting plants and animals. The book highlights international and comparative perspectives on ip law and policy. Biopiracy refers either to the unauthorised extraction of biological resources, such as plants with medicinal properti. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Intellectual property, biogenetic resources, and traditional. Second edition ebook written by graham dutfield, uma suthersanen. Daniel f robinson biopiracy refers either to the unauthorised extraction of biological resources, such as plants with medicinal properties, and associated traditional knowledge from indigenous peoples and local. Graham dutfield, professor of international governance, university of leeds, uk daniel robinsons timely and authoritative book will inform the contemporary, but until now unproductive, discussions in wipo and the wto about ways in which spurious intellectual property claims over biological resources and traditional knowledge can be sanctioned. Life forms, markets, and the public interest in the united states and europe university of.
Graham dutfield is a legal researcher at the queen mary college of the university of london. The development of patent law is inextricably linked to expanding capacities to elucidate, manipulate and commercially exploit the molecular properties of microorganisms, plants, animals and other organic raw materials. Graham dutfields book explores how that came to be, and what the future may hold for the. This text examines the international agreements governing trade in genetic resources crucial resources for world agric. Biopiracy refers either to the unauthorised extraction of biological resources, such as plants with medicinal properties, and associated traditional knowledge from indigenous peoples and local communities, or to the patenting of spurious inventions based on such knowledge or resources without. Intellectual property, biogenetic resources and traditional knowledge dutfield, graham on. Buy global intellectual property law by graham dutfield, uma suthersanen isbn. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read global intellectual property law. Intellectual property, biogenetic resources and traditional. Graham dutfield this book is a comprehensive examination of the key issues, institutions and ideologies in the area of biogenetic resources, presenting definitions and explanations of the fundamentals of. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Introduction in the debate on biopiracy developed countries have been reproached with exploiting. Rather than seeing them as merely technical and legal domains far removed from their daily lives, citizens have begun to see patent systems as connected to matters of health, economic inequality, agriculture, public moralityeven democracy.
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