protection of traditional knowledge as intellectual property rights

Intellectual Property Protection and Traditional Knowledge

“Indigenous cultural knowledge has always been an open treasure box for the unfettered appropriation of items of value to Western civilization. While we assiduously protect rights to valuable knowledge among ourselves, indigenous people have never been accorded similar rights over their cultural knowledge. Existing Western intellectual property laws support, promote, and excuse the wholesale, u...

Intellectual Property Rights and Traditional Knowledge - Indian Perspective

The relationship between genetic resources, Traditional Knowledge (TK) and Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) is among the most controversial agenda items in the negotiations of several international organisation. International debates about genetic resources and TK may have profound implications for indigenous and local communities. Yet, participation by local communities in the WTO and WIPO ...

Traditional Knowledge, Genetic Resources and Intellectual Property Protection

Traditional Knowledge and Intellectual Property

The current international system for protecting intellectual property was fashioned during the age of enlightenment and industrialization and developed subsequently in line with the perceived needs of technologically advanced societies. However, in recent years, indigenous peoples, local communities, and governments, mainly in developing countries, have demanded equivalent protection for tradit...

Knowledge spillovers and intellectual property rights

a r t i c l e i n f o JEL classifications: L26 O14 O16 O31 O33 O34 Keywords: Knowledge spillovers R&D intensity Entrepreneurship Intellectual property rights Copyright Legal formalism Knowledge spillovers are widely thought to be important for innovative activity, yet theory is ambiguous about the sign of the relationship. Assuming that knowledge spillovers are more easily exploited where intel...

Striking a Balance between Intellectual Property Protection of Traditional Knowledge, Cultural Preservation and Access to Knowledge*

Protecting traditional knowledge through the intellectual property (IP) regime performs the important function of preventing third parties from using the knowledge inappropriately. However, apart from being inaccessible to most holders of traditional knowledge (TK), the regime does not necessarily guarantee the preservation or safeguarding the knowledge. These concerns call for a consideration ...