Description

Prepared for Webinar on Protection of Traditional Knowledge Dated June 07, 2020 by LawEscort.in.

INDEX

• Introduction 6
• National Regime for Protection of Traditional Knowledge 11
  • The Forest Conservation Act, 1980 12
  • The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights 12
  • The Biological Diversity Act, 2002 13
  • IPR Provisions 16
  • The Patents Act, 1970 17
• International Regime for Protection of Traditional Knowledge 18
  • World Trade Organisation (WTO) 19
  • World Intellectual Property Organization 21
  • Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 23
  • The Convention on Biological Diversity, 1992 24
  • World Health Organisation 25
• India—An overview of wealth 26
• The Neem case 27
• The Turmeric case 28
• The Basmati case 29
• Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) 30
  • Protecting India’s Traditional Knowledge 31
  • The significance of traditional knowledge 32
  • How it all began 33
  • Bridging the divide 35
  • An innovative classification system 36
  • Connecting TK holders and patent examiners 37
  • Global IP-watch systems 38
  • Impact of TKDL on biopiracy 39
  • A success story 40
• Certain non IPR mechanisms of traditional knowledge protection41
• Conclusion 42
  • The following actions could be taken to ensure the effective protection of traditional knowledge: 44