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European patents step closer

Autor corporativo
GRAIN
Título de serie
Seedling | Vol. 14(3); 2 - 5; 4 p.
Fecha
1997
Fuente
IUCN (ID: ANA-061680)
Editor | Lugar de publicación
GRAIN - Genetic Resources Action International | Barcelona, Spain
Idioma
Inglés
País/Territorio
Unión Europea
Materia
Especies silvestres y ecosistemas
Palabra clave
Biotecnología Derechos de propiedad intelectual/patentes Ética y medio ambiente
Resumen

Challenging the global trend to strengthen intellectual property rights regimes remains a high priority for those campaigning against the privatisation of life. The EU is currently defining its own reinterpretation of the WTO TRIPs agreement with proposed legislation dubbed, 'The Life Patents Directive'. The proposals which go way beyond the minimum requirements under TRIPS would allow patenting of plants, animals and parts of humans. Here GRAIN assesses recent developments in Europe and looks at the international implications.