Intellectual property rights
- Using patent policy to prevent potentially harmful biofuels markets
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There is a danger that over investing in biofuels can be damaging to the environment and to the economic wellbeing of some developing countries. It is important to promote tough environmental and social investment performance requirements for biofuels.
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- Are developing countries restricted from clean energy technology?
- ( J.G. Barton;G.E. Osborne / Trade and Environment , 2007)
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This paper explores whether developing countries will face barriers accessing technologies in reducing their emissions of greenhouse gases. Focusing on intellectual property rights (IP), it concent...
- Advice for negotiators on intellectual property rights and EPAs
- ( M. Santa Cruz S. / IPRsonline.org , 2007)
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The European Union (EU) is one of the major players in forging the international Intellectual Property (IP) scene. Shifts in its policy have global implications. This paper examines EU policy regar...
- Patents could protect environment from bio-fuel investments
- ( S. Suppan / WTO Watch Trade Observatory, IATP , 2007)
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Understanding patent policy is crucial for predicting how the biofuels technologies can aid or hinder sustainable development. This article examines the influence that patents will have on the biof...
How can South Asian governments best respond to the challenges posed by IPRs?
- ( South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics & Environment , 2007)
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The recent strengthening of the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) regime has important implications for South Asian countries and presents various challenges. In this issue of South Asia Watc...
- Taking advantage of the flexible measures permitted by the TRIPS Agreement
- ( M. Khor / Third World Network , 2007)
- Patents can affect the access of patients (especially the poor) to medicines. The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) also affects the space available to develop...
- Why developing countries should not agree to TRIPS-plus data exclusivity measures
- ( Community Health Cell, Society for Community Health Awareness, Research and Action , 2007)
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This document contains 3 separate papers dealing with the issue of “data exclusivity”, a term that refers to new “TRIPS-plus” measures that some governments, especially the ...
- Regulating the use of farm animal genetic resources
- ( Fridtjof Nansen Institute , 2007)
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This report is a background study for the FAO commissioned study ‘Exchange, Use and
Conservation of Animal Genetic Resources: Policy and Regulatory Options’. It discusses the exis... - The impact of free-trade agreements on intellectual property
- ( P. Roffe;D. Vivas;G. Vea / International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development , 2007)
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This paper reviews the importance of free-trade agreements (FTAs) on intellectual property (IP). Some of the findings highlighted by the author include:
... - Gender concerns in intellectual property rights
- ( H. Gibb / United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Regional Centre in Colombo , 2007)
- This paper examines the discussion on intellectual property rights (IP) for traditional knowledge (TK) in medicine from a gender perspective. It argues that a gender analysis of these issues adds to t...
- Do intellectual property rights threaten traditional knowledge and livelihoods?
- ( K. Swiderska / International Institute for Environment and Development , 2006)
- This collaborative research project seeks to assist indigenous and local communities I protecting their rights over traditional knowledge (TK) relating to biological resources, in accordance with thei...
