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Consultative Opinion on the Compatibility between Certain Provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights as to the Protection of Traditional Knowledge

País/Territorio
Internacional
Tipo de la corte
Otros
Fecha
Nov 19, 2003
Fuente
UNEP, InforMEA
Nombre del tribunal
International Court of Environmental Arbitration and Conciliation
Sede de la corte
San Sebastian
Juez
Bothe
Cronembold
Costopoulos
Shelton
Waite
Número de referencia
EAS - OC 8/2003
Idioma
Inglés
Materia
Especies silvestres y ecosistemas
Palabra clave
Acuerdo internacional-texto Derechos de propiedad intelectual/patentes
Resumen
The basic issues analyzed in this consultative opinion were: - Are there situations where the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) impose contradicting obligations upon the parties to them? - To the extent that this is the case, how has this conflict to be solved? The court interpreted the scope and meaning of the obligations imposed by the CBD and the TRIPs, examined possibilities of incompatibility including questions of coexistence of the two regimes and potential conflicts on the level of implementation. Finally it addressed the question of synergies between CBD and TRIPs. It concluded that the CBD and the TRIPs Agreement served different purposes. Thus there was no inherent contradiction between them. Nothing in Art. 27 (3)(b) of the TRIPs Agreement, relating to patentability, required any party to that agreement to violate any obligation resulting from Art. 8(j) or any other provision of the CBD. However, an effort had to be made that national patent laws and other laws relating to intellectual property were designed and applied in a way which took duly into account the objectives of CBD, in particular the principle of equitable benefit sharing.
Texto completo
TRIPs ingles.htm

Referencias

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Convenio sobre la Diversidad Biológica

Tratado | Multilateral | Rio de Janeiro |

Palabra clave: Transferencia de tecnología, Biotecnología, Especies exóticas, Uso sostenible, Solución de controversias, Cultivos/praderas, Derechos tradicionales/derechos consuetudinarios, Recopilación de datos/informes, Ordenación/conservación, Subvención/incentivo, Educación, Institución, EIA, Financiamiento, Investigación, Zona protegida, Conservación ex-situ, Protección del hábitat, Responsabilidad/indemnización, Recursos genéticos, Monitoreo, Política/planificación, Acceso a la biodiversidad y distribución de beneficios, Biodiversidad, Conservación del ecosistema

Fuente: IUCN (ID: TRE-001148)

Acuerdo sobre los aspectos de los Derechos de Propiedad Intelectual relacionados con el Comercio (ADPIC)

Tratado | Multilateral | Marrakesh |

Fuente: IUCN (ID: TRE-001772)