Is the Value of Bioprospecting Contracts too low?

This is a challenging question indeed, which is addressed in the current issue of  The International Journal of Ecological Economics and Statistics (Vol. 26, Issue No.3, 2012) in its special volume titled “Socioeconomics and Management of Bioprospecting“. The question of “Is the Value of Bioprospecting Contracts Too Low?” is the title of the Markanya . . . → Read More: Is the Value of Bioprospecting Contracts too low?

Nagoya Protocol – Guinea and Morocco sign

The latest signatories to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) are Guinea and Morocco on 9 December 2011. The total number of signatories is now 70. The Nagoya Protocol was opened for signature . . . → Read More: Nagoya Protocol – Guinea and Morocco sign

Genetic Resources, Equity and International Law.

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

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Intellectual Property and Biodiversity

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