Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources, and Associated Traditional Knowledge

Authors

N.S. Gopalakrishnan
Srividhya Ragavan, Texas A&M University School of LawFollow
Narendran Thiruthy

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-2024

Journal Title

Environmental Law Reporter

ISSN

0046-2284

Abstract

The recently concluded WIPO Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge mandates disclosure requirements in patent applications, thereby creating an obligation to attribute the use of genetic resources and traditional knowledge. The WIPO member countries thus have an opportunity to modify their national patent laws, so that they can effectively control genetic resources and traditional knowledge. This article examines the choices that the biodiversity-rich countries have when designing their national legal systems to implement the treaty.

First Page

10829

Last Page

10836

Num Pages

8

Volume Number

54

Issue Number

5

Publisher

Environmental Law Institute

Rights

Reprinted with permission from ELI.

Recommended Citation

N.S. Gopalakrishnan, Srividhya Ragavan & Narendran Thiruthy, Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources, and Associated Traditional Knowledge, 54 Envt. L. Rep. 10829 (2024).
Available at: https://scholarship.law.tamu.edu/facscholar/2119

File Type

PDF