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THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS vs TRADITIONAL
KNOWLEDGE BASED. Edition No. 1
VDM Publishing House, May 2009, Pages: 92
The main gist of this book is the attempt to address
the gap between the Intellectual Property Rights and
the Traditional Knowledge Based in traditional
African societies. It has always been a fact that
the most scientific discoveries on medications in
the modern society are based on the traditional
knowledge. However, while the discoveries are
recognized and protected under the law in various
forms though mostly through patent, the later is
not. The book inclusive other things like the on
going biopiracy by multinational pharmaceutical
corporations in traditional societies; tries to
answer questions like: Do the International
regulations protect the Traditional knowledge based?
In whose favor are these regulations? What should be
done to balance the interest in case the regulations
do not guarantee that?
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