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WIPO COMMITTEE CONTINUES DISCUSSIONS ON LEGAL PROTECTION FOR TK
WIPO COMMITTEE CONTINUES DISCUSSIONS ON LEGAL PROTECTION FOR TK Extensive discussions continued at the fourth meeting of the WIPO [World Intellectual Property Organization] Intergovernmental Committee (IGC) on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore on 9-17 December on possible ways of providing legal protection for traditional knowledge (TK) and folklore,…
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EU MINISTERS AGONISE OVER FISHING QUOTAS AND DISCUSS AG PROPOSAL
EU MINISTERS AGONISE OVER FISHING QUOTAS AND DISCUSS AG PROPOSAL EU Ministers, meeting for the Agriculture and Fisheries Council on 16-19 December, faced the toughest negotiations for years on a compromise deal on 2003 fishing quotas. They furthermore discussed the European Commission’s new proposal outlining the EU’s negotiating stance in the current agriculture talks at the…
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In Brief
INDIA’s UPPER CHAMBER PASSES BIODIVERSITY BILL After two years since its introduction, the Indian Biological Diversity Bill 2000 was finally passed by the Upper Chamber of the Indian Parliament. The Bill, which constitutes the first such legislation in any of the 12 megadiverse countries, aims to prevent biopiracy and protect biodiversity and local farmers by regulating…
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In Brief
INDIA’s UPPER CHAMBER PASSES BIODIVERSITY BILL After two years since its introduction, the Indian Biological Diversity Bill 2000 was finally passed by the Upper Chamber of the Indian Parliament. The Bill, which constitutes the first such legislation in any of the 12 megadiverse countries, aims to prevent biopiracy and protect biodiversity and local farmers by regulating…
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Events
For a more comprehensive list of events in trade and sustainable development, please refer to ICTSD’s web calendar. Please bear in mind that dates and times of WTO meetings are often changed, and that the WTO does not always announce the important informal meetings of the different bodies. Coming up in 2003 2-7 January, Hyderabad, India: ASIAN…
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Resources
If you have a relevant resource (books, papers, bulletins, etc.) you would like to see announced in this section, please forward a copy or review by the BRIDGES staff to Heike Baumüller. NON-VOLUNTARY LICENSING OF PATENTED INVENTIONS. By Jerome H. Reichman and Catherine Hasenzahl, October 2002. Produced as part of the UNCTAD-ICTSD Capacity Building Project On…