Intellectual property and biological resources Author Burton Ong (ed) Date 2004 Source IUCN (ID: MON-072943) Publisher | Place of publication Marshall Cavendish Academic | Singapore ISBN 981-210-371-6 Pages 553 p. Document type Monography/book Language English Field of application International Subject Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Genetic resources Biotechnology Intellectual property rights/patents Abstract Contents: 1. Harnessing the biological bounty of nature: Mapping the wilderness of legal, socio-cultural, geo-political and environmental issues 2. Fitting biological products within the intellectual property framework: Challenges facing the policy makers 3. Plant genetic resources, biological inventions and intellectual property rights: The case of India 4. Patenting of higher life forms: A Canadian perspective 5. Intellectual property rights and biodiversity conservation: Reconciling the incompatibilities of the TRIPS Agreement and the Convention on Biological Diversity 6. A brief review of legislation on access to genetic resources and the protection of traditional knowledge in selected megadiverse countries 7. Intellectual property engineering: The role of the chemical, pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries 8. Traditional knowledge, biological resources and drug development: Building equitable partnerships to conserve, develop and respect biocultural diversity 9. The legal framework in China protecting intellectual property rights in traditional Chinese medicines 10. Biological resources, intellectual property rights and international human rights: Impacts on indigenous and local communities 11. Bioprospecting and biopiracy 12. Fitting traditional knowledge protection and biopiracy claims into the existing intellectual property and unfair competition framework