Eleventh Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 11)
The eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 11) starts today in Hyderabad, India, and continues until the 19th October 2012. COP 11 will include a high-level ministerial…
Stephan Kinsella – Rethinking IP Completely
If you haven't listened to Stephan Kinsella speaking on intellectual property, here is one of his lectures, presented at the Ludwig von Mises Institute's 2008 Austrian Scholars Conference, the international,…
Access and Benefit Sharing e-learning
Natural Justice has written a draft e-module that provides an introduction to Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) and its implications for indigenous peoples and local communities. It explores the implications of…
Traditional Knowledge and Plant Genetic Resources Guidelines
The Southern Africa Network for Biosciences (SANBio) / NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency [SANBio/NEPAD Agency] have compiled an extremely interesting set of guidelines relating to plant genetic resources and traditional…
New Dimensions in Legal Adaptation to Global Dynamics
Moi University, Eldoret, is holding its 8th Annual International Conference in September. The programme Symposium IV School of Law Theme: “New Dimensions in Legal Adaptation to Global Dynamics International and…
Global Governance of Genetic Resources
Global Governance of Genetic Resources: Access and Benefit Sharing after the Nagoya Protocol (Routledge Research in Global Environmental Governance) edited by Sebastian Oberthür and Kristin Rosendal is to be to…
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…