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Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge: Can the New WIPO Mandate Deliver on Biopiracy?
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| On 1 October 2009, the last day of the 47th Series
| of Meetings of the World Intellectual Property
| Organization (WIPO) General Assemblies, a new
| mandate for its Intergovernmental Committee on
| Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and
| Folklore (commonly known as âthe IGCâ) was agreed by
| the Member States. The last minute agreement,
| following a year of wrangling, was hailed by many as
| a major breakthrough (see IP-Watch story),
| particularly for the African Group. WIPOâs Director
| General called it âa real step forwardâ. The African
| Group, with the support of many developing
| countries, had insisted on a mandate that would
| deliver a âbindingâ treaty on these issues in two
| years time.
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| As the dust settles the question that arises is
| whether this new mandate will, in reality, be able
| to deliver. This question is particularly pertinent
| when looking at the debate around the âbiopiracyâ
| problem which was the primary driving force behind
| the creation of the IGC nine years ago.
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http://www.iqsensato.org/blog/2009/10/15/grs-and-tk-can-the-new-wipo-mandate-deliver-on-biopiracy/
European Union Prepares A New Intellectual Property Rights Strategy
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| Intellectual property rights and their protection
| will be high on the agenda of the European
| institutions in the upcoming legislature,
| representatives from the European Commission,
| European Council and the European Parliament said at
| the first European Innovation Summit in Brussels
| yesterday.
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http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/2009/10/15/european-union-prepares-a-new-intellectual-property-rights-strategy/
Recent:
Fresh air at WIPO, but old habits die hard
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| The result of all this was that despite excellent high-level speakers from
| international organisations, the conference ended up mainly representing the
| positions of those who have long been in control at WIPO: Governments of the
| US, the EU and Japan, along with large industrial rightsholders. There were
| hardly any industry stakeholders from developing countries, and no public
| interest NGOs represented among the speakers.
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| By not including the broader picture, WIPO has missed out on the best
| opportunity in years to demonstrate that it wants to play a productive role
| in helping humanity to manage its knowledge wisely. There clearly are good
| intentions in the organisation. Now WIPO only needs to act on them.
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http://blogs.fsfe.org/gerloff/?p=241
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