The Journey to the WIPO Treaty on Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge : Policy, Process and People.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wendland, Wend.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World Intellectual Property Organization.

WIPO Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge (2024 May 24).

WIPO Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge.

Germplasm resources--Law and legislation.

Germplasm resources.

Intellectual property.

Ethnoscience.

intellectual property.

Genre:

Law commentaries

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, 2025.

Summary:

This book recounts the colourful and eventful journey to the landmark WIPO Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge, from the proposal for a new patent disclosure requirement in 1999 to the adoption of the Treaty 25 years later.

Contents:

Foreword / His Excellency Guilherme de Aguiar Patriota

Foreword / Dr Valmaine Toki

What the treaty (and this book) are about

The genesis of the treaty : origins and context

A draft treaty emerges : the WIPO IGC's negotiations

A diplomatic conference is convened and preparations begin

The diplomatic conference

The treaty : what it says and what it means

Future prospects and next steps

Appendix: WIPO Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-03-538175-3

1-03-532514-4

9781035325146

OCLC:

1560054909