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  Legal aspects of exchange, use and conservation of farm animal genetic resources

  Fridtjof Nansen Institute, 2007

  This report is a background study for the FAO commissioned study ‘Exchange, Use and
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  Maintaining policy space for development: a case study on IP technical assistance in FTAs

  International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, 2007

  This paper reviews the importance of free-trade agreements (FTAs) on intellectual property (IP). Some of the findings highlighted by the author include: 
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  Gender dimensions of intellectual property and traditional medical knowledge

  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 the understanding of how trade decisions can have important and unintended impacts on the lives of disempowered people.
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  Protecting community rights over traditional knowledge: implications of customary laws and practices

  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 their customary laws and practices. The project further aims to inform and influence policy makers at all levels.
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  All costs, no benefits: How TRIPS-plus intellectual property rules in the US-Jordan FTA affect access to medicines

  Oxfam, 2007

  This Oxfam report examines the impact of the TRIPS-plus rules on access to medicines in Jordan. Jordan was the first country to introduce these high levels of intellectual property protection as part of a free trade agreement with the United States (US). The report finds that medicine prices in Jordan have increased by 20 per cent since 2001.
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  Geographical indications as trade-related intellecutal property: relevance and implications for human development in Asia-Pacific

  United Nations Development Programme, 2007

  The linking of place names to export products greatly enhances the marketing power of the item being sold. Basmati rice and Darjeeling tea are just two examples of a host of geographic indications (GIs) that are used the world over. The significance of GIs in the Asia-Pacific touches on potentials of communities to not only expand incomes, but also their rights and choices.
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  The proposed WIPO treaty on the protection of broadcasting organisations: are new rights warranted and will developing countries benefit?

  South Centre, 2006

  This paper aims to assist developing countries and other stakeholders, understand and critically review the various proposals in the Basic Proposal on the Protection of Broadcasting Organisations treaty under review at the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR).
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  IP rights under investment agreements: the TRIPS-plus implications for enforcement and protection of public interest

  South Centre, 2006

  The paper examines the impact of investment agreements on the regulatory discretion of states under the Trade-Related Aspect of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement to promote socio-economic and technological development and protect the public interest as well as on enforcement obligations.
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  Farmers' rights in India: a case study

  Fridtjof Nansen Institute, 2006

  India is among the first countries in the world to have passed Farmers’ Rights and plant variety protection legislation. This study analyses the achievements, barriers and limitations of India’s approach so far.
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  China as a standard-setter: the examples of GM-cotton and ecological and food safety standards

  Asian Drivers Programme, Institute of Development Studies, 2006

  This paper examines the debates surrounding Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) and the cotton industry, and its impact on the textile market. The role of China as a pace-setter in this context is also analysed.

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