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Disclosure requirements: Ensuring mutual supportiveness between the WTO TRIPS Agreement and the CBD

Author
Couchena-Royas M., Ruiz Muller M., Vivas D., Winkler S. (eds)
Date
2005
Source
IUCN (ID: MON-074544)
Publisher | Place of publication
IUCN | Gland, Switzerland
ISBN
2-8317-0907-5
Pages
48 p.
Document type
Document of international organization
Language
English
Field of application
International
Subject
Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Access right International trade Genetic resources PIC-prior informed consent Intellectual property rights/patents Biodiversity
Abstract

Contents: 1. User measures to resolve potential conflicts between the WTO and the CBD by Selim Louafi and Brendan Tobin 2. Prior informed consent and access to genetic resources by Maria Julia Oliva and Ann Perrault 3. Feasibility of national requirements for disclosure of origin by Michael A. Gollin 4. Toward an effective disclosure mechanism: Justification, scope and legal effects by David Vivas-Eugui and Manuel Ruiz 5. Addressing the disclosure requirements at the international level: The role of the TRIPS Agreement by Begona Venero 6. Switzerland ’s proposals for disclosure of the source of genetic resources and traditional knowledge in patent applications; And views on prior informed consent and benefit sharing in patent applications by Felix Addor

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Other references

Treaty

Convention on Biological Diversity

Treaty | Multilateral | Rio de Janeiro |

Keyword: Sustainable use, Subsidy/incentive, Policy/planning, Ecosystem preservation, Access and benefit sharing, Traditional rights/customary rights, Protected area, Management/conservation, Financing, Institution, Liability/compensation, Protection of habitats, Alien species, Biodiversity, EIA, Research, Monitoring, Genetic resources, Dispute settlement, Ex-situ conservation, Data collection/reporting, Technology transfer, Biotechnology, Education, Crops/grasses

Source: IUCN (ID: TRE-001148)