Seminar on Traditional Knowledge organized by the Government of India in co-operation with the UNCTAD secretariat

 
 
Delhi, 3-5 April, 2002...
 
 

The Government of India and UNCTAD organized an International Seminar on Systems for Protecting and Commercializing Traditional Knowledge (TK), in New Delhi 3-5 April 2002. Government-nominated representatives from 14 countries were joined by some 100 Indian participants and representatives of international organizations to discuss commercialization of traditional medicine, systems for protecting TK at the national level, and the international dimension of TK protection, including possible components of an international sui generis system.

 
  ..Seminar Details  
  Agenda (MS Word 43 KB)  
  List of Participants (MS Word 69 KB)  
  Overview Sophia Twarog, UNCTAD secretariat (MS PowerPoint 27 KB)  
  Communiqué (MS Word 24 KB)  
  Opening Statement Pedro Roffe, UNCTAD secretariat (MS Word 28 KB)  
  Minister's speech (MS Word 37 KB)  
  Address Menon (MS Word 22 KB)  
  Secretary's remark (MS Word 25 KB)  
  Final Report (MS Word 239 KB)  
     
  ..Press  
  India seeks changes in TRIPS to protect TK Press Trust of India (MS Word 27 KB)  
  Bio-piracy prevention sought The Hindu (MS Word 23 KB)  
  Call for alliance - of bio-diversity - rich countries Business Line (MS Word 28 KB)  
  Boost to drive against bio-piracy Business Line (MS Word 27 KB)  
  India seeks WTO chages to protect TK Asia Pulse (MS Word 22 KB)  
  Unctad offers three-pronged support - to develop TK Business Line (MS Word 27 KB)  
  India to press for changes in TRIPS to protect TK Financial Express  
  Participants agree to work together Financial Express  
  India set to push for protection of Traditional Wisdom Economic Times  
     
  ..Background Documents  
  A Conference on International Recognition of Traditional Knowledge Govt of India (MS Word 28 KB)  
  The "State of the Debate" on Traditional Knowledge Sophia Twarog, UNCTAD secretariat (MS Word 146 KB)  
  Protecting Traditional Knowledge - The International Dimension Govt of India (MS Word 46 KB)  
   
  ..Expert's and Organisation's Papers & Presentations  
  Rationale for TK protection Carlos Correa (MS Powerpoint 40 KB)  
  The International Dimension of TK Protection René Vossenaar (MS PowerPoint 92 KB)  
  "Sui Generis" Systems: The Case of the "OAU Model Law on The Protection of The Rights of Local Communities, Farmers and Breeders and for the Regulation of Access to Biological Resources" J. A. Ekpere (MS Word 68 KB)  
     
  ..Country Papers & Presentations  
  Brazil  
  The international dimension of TK protection (MS Word 35 KB)  
  Cambodia  
  Current Situation of Traditional Knowledge and its Protection under Intellectual Property Contexts in Cambodia Penn Sovicheat (MS PowerPoint 27 KB)  
  China  
  The Means and Experiences of Patent Protection of Traditional Medicine in China Zheng Yongfeng (MS Word 29 KB)  
  The Means and Experiences of Patent Protection of Traditional Medicine in China Zheng Yongfeng (MS PowerPoint 70 KB)  
  Colombia  
  Intervención de la Misión Permanente de Colombia ante la OMC en Ginebra, Suiza Marta Olga Gallón (MS Word 36 KB)  
  Cuba  
  Experiences and Perspectives of Cuba Emilia Lara Diaz (MS PowerPoint 27 KB)  
  India  
  International Dimension of Protection of TK (MS PowerPoint 40 KB)  
  Protection of Traditional Knowledge -The Indian Perspective Desh Deepak Verma (MS PowerPoint 115 KB)  
  Traditional Knowledge Commercialisation - Benefit Sharing Y. Venkateswara Rao (MS PowerPoint 90 KB)  
  Protection of Biodiversity and Traditional Knowledge - The Indian Experience (MS Word 58 KB)  
  Medicinal Plants Sector in India with Reference to Traditional Knowledge & IPR Issues R. B. S. Rawat (MS Word 58 KB)  
  Recommendations of The Civil Society (MS Word 30 KB)  
  Kenya  
  Kenyan Experience Shikhule Atsali (MS Word 29 KB)  
Peru
  The Peruvian Experience Betty Berendson (MS Word 19 KB)  
  Peruvian Experience in The Protection of Traditional Knowledge Betty Berendson (MS PowerPoint 150 KB)  
  Philippines  
  The Role of Intellectual Property Rights in Protecting Traditional Knowledge (The Philippine Experience) Marga C. Domingo-Morales (MS Word 48 KB)  
  The Role of Intellectual Property Rights in Protecting Traditional Knowledge (The Philippine Experience) Marga C. Domingo-Morales (MS PowerPoint 417 KB)  
  Sri Lanka  
  Traditional Knowledge Vijaya Kumar (MS PowerPoint 61 KB)  
  Thailand  
  Local Intellect vs Intellectual Property (MS PowerPoint 37 KB)  
  Venezuela  
  La Protección De Los Conocimientos Tradicionalesen Los Foros Internacionales Jorge Albites (MS Word 398 KB)  
  The International Dimension of Traditional International sui generis Systems Protection Virginia Pérez Pérez (MS PowerPoint 115 KB)