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    Drug discovery and development: business opportunities in India

    Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, 2009
    The sustainability of traditional pharmaceutical Research & Development model is being questioned with changing market dynamics, emerging markets and saturating growth rates in developed markets. New technological innovations in Research & Development in the past have been the source of competitive advantage.
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    Policy considerations of adopting Geographical Indication protection in South Africa

    Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2012
    Geographical Indication (GI) refers to a proper name or a sign that identifies a certain product with a specific geographical location (the product’s origin) such as a province, a town or a country. The definition also implies that the product has specific qualities such as shelf life, texture, flavour, scent or nutritional properties related to its geographical origin.
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    Intellectual property rights and South Africa's innovation future

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2008
    Intellectual property rights (IPR) and the legislation that manage them are not without problems and
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    Reconciling TRIPS and CBD through disclosure requirement

    South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics & Environment, 2005
    The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) provides a multilaterally agreed set of rules for access to and sharing of benefits arising out of the commercial use of genetic resources, while WTO TRIPS agreement is sought to protect modern biotechnologies. In view of this, the current paper believes that CBD and TRIPS should be seen in conjunction with one another.
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    Bioprospecting in Antarctica

    Institute of Advanced Studies. United Nations University,, 2005
    This report reviews bioprospecting activities in Antarctica to determine the nature and scope of existing Antarctic bioprospecting activities before considering similar activities in other regions.
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    Bioprospecting of genetic resources in the deep seabed: scientific, legal and policy aspects

    Institute of Advanced Studies. United Nations University,, 2005
    This study aims to provide a review of the scientific, legal and policy aspects related to bioprospecting in seabed areas beyond national jurisdiction.
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    Regulating bioprospecting: institutions for drug research, access and benefit-sharing

    United Nations University, 2005
    This policy brief summarises the main arguments and conclusions of a book by United Nations University Press, of the same title, which examines the regulation of bioprospecting for drug research from an interdisciplinary law and economics perspective.The book examines optimal property rights structures and institutional mechanisms for regulating bioprospecting for drug research.
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    Rhetoric, realism and benefit sharing: use of traditional knowledge of Hoodia species in the development of an appetite suppressant

    Biowatch South Africa, 2004
    This article reviews the case study of the Hoodia cactus and the access and benefit sharing agreement between CSIR and the San peoples.Species of the succulent plant Hoodia have long been used by the San and other groups in Southern Africa to stave off hunger and thirst.
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    Patents on genetic resources contradict "facilitated access"

    Berne Declaration, 2005
    This policy briefing was prepared for the third meeting of the working group on access and benefit-sharing (ABS) which took place in Bangkok on February 20, 2005.The brief examines the impact that intellectual property rights (IPRs) has on access to these genetic resources for local communities and indigenous peoples.
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    Corporate conquest, global geopolitics: intellectual property rights and bilateral investment treaties

    GRAIN, 2005
    This paper examines how bilateral investment treaties (BITs) and free trade agreements (FTAs) which contain specific investment provisions reflect geopolitical concerns as well as economic ones.

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