TY - JOUR
KW - Intellectual property (THE\_12504)
AU - Ajeet Mathur
AB - The protection of traditional knowledge is one of the major issues addressed in WTO negotiations. The question assumes significance because traditional knowledge consists of information in the public domain as well as trade secrets; novelty thresholds of patent laws of countries differ greatly and are notoriously low in countries where the pharmaceutical industry is strongest; and, patentability under TRIPS does not require prior informed consent of countries or communities from where organic and informational resources are procured.
BT - Economic and Political Weekly
DA - oct
LA - English
M1 - 42
N2 - The protection of traditional knowledge is one of the major issues addressed in WTO negotiations. The question assumes significance because traditional knowledge consists of information in the public domain as well as trade secrets; novelty thresholds of patent laws of countries differ greatly and are notoriously low in countries where the pharmaceutical industry is strongest; and, patentability under TRIPS does not require prior informed consent of countries or communities from where organic and informational resources are procured.
PY - 2003
SP - 4471
EP - 4481
T2 - Economic and Political Weekly
TI - Who Owns Traditional Knowledge?
UR - http://www.jstor.org/stable/4414163
VL - 38
SN - 00129976
ER -