8th EGA Legal Affairs Forum
The European Generics Association will be hosting the 8th EGA Legal Affairs Forum between the 22 and 23 March 2012 in Brussels. It will feature an interesting programme including: Recent…
Traditional Knowledge and Intellectual Property
Johanna Gibson's "Traditional Knowledge and Intellectual Property: Law and Practice" won't be released by the OUP until July, but at 704 pages, it looks well worth the wait. What will…
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…
6th Panafrican Workshop on Access to genetic resources and sharing of the benefits (ABS)
30th January this year will be a busy day for CBD and ABS workshops. Taking place on the same day are the APA African Initiative: 6th Panafrican Workshop on Access…
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…
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…
REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA
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Santa Claus, Coca-Cola and Trademarks
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…
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:…
Contractual Arrangement Regarding Protection of Traditional Knowledge Holders
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…