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Due to be published on May 31st, 2012 is Genetic Resources, Equity and International Law by Camena Guneratne. Dr Guneratne is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Legal Studies at the Open University of Sri Lanka. Publisher: Edward Elgar Pub Language: English ISBN-10: 0857934945 ISBN-13: 978-0857934949 . . . → Read More: Genetic Resources, Equity and International Law. Bradford, in her 2009 paper ‘Trademark Dilution and Emotion’, sheds some unexpected light on the story of the Santa Claus traditionally featured in advertisements for Coca-Cola: A third example is Coca-Cola, who in the 1930s used illustrations of Santa Claus to persuade consumers to drink its beverage even in cold weather. Not only was . . . → Read More: Santa Claus, Coca-Cola and Trademarks Intellectual Property and Biodiversity: Rights to Animal Genetic Resources by Michelangelo Temmerman is to be published on 19th December. This is a significant resource at 320 pages. This book covers: the continuing applicability of trademarks, geographical indications, copyright, and trade secrets; patentability rules and exclusions; the extension of patent rights over progeny; the underlying . . . → Read More: Intellectual Property and Biodiversity Just possibly you don’t follow all the European Society of International Law (ESIL) Conference Papers. In that case you would miss this one. Their paper looks at private contractual arrangements and is worth having a look at.
Abstract: In the wake of increasingly widespread bio prospecting and commercial use of indigenous knowledge . . . → Read More: Contractual Arrangement Regarding Protection of Traditional Knowledge Holders Susan Watt writes at the Economic and Social Research Council a very readable introduction to the Nagoya Protocol and the looming deadline of February 2012. The Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization (ABS) to the Convention on Biological Diversity is a . . . → Read More: Gene Thieves |
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