traditional knowledge


The battle over seeds in Latin America: the legal siege and people's response
Corporate encroachment is increasingly disguised as legal protection. Under laws that allegedly safeguard seeds, doors are opened for their registration, certification, or privatisation.
Saving Japan’s seed heritage from “free trade”
Former Japanese minister Yamada joined forces with 150 lawyers that have challenged as unconstitutional both the TPP agreement and the government’s decision to abolish the seed protection law.
NAFTA: US-grown corn threatens Mexican crop heritage
Mexicans are concerned that cheap US imports are destroying Mexico's cultural relationship with its traditional maize varieties.
Trade agreements as vectors for the Nagoya Protocol’s implementation
A growing number of trade agreements include provisions related to access to genetic resources and the sharing of the benefits that arise out of their utilization.
Divided MEPs pass controversial TTIP resolution
Members of the European Parliament today voted to pass a resolution on the secretly negotiated EU-US trade deal, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).
India to seek US support to protect herbal knowledge
India will seek the United States' support for an international treaty to protect its traditional knowledge of medicinal plants and herbs from being patented by other nations at a bilateral trade meeting this week.
No to ISDS!
Web tool to participate -- until 6 July 2014 -- in the EU consultation on investor-state dispute in TTIP and say NO to ISDS!
EU-India FTA - IP chapter text (draft, date unknown)
Negotiating text on intellectual property for the EU-India FTA. It does not include Article 6 (patents) or have any text for Article 9 (GIs). Date unknown.
India, US sign pacts on investment promotion, sharing traditional knowledge
India and the US have signed two inter-governmental agreements on traditional knowledge, intellectual property and investment promotion during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s first state visit to the US.
India, US to conclude three trade pacts
India and the US on Monday agreed to fast-track and conclude within a given timeframe agreements on enhancing and deepening trade and investment engagement, and Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) cooperation agreement and an agreement for putting in place traditional knowledge digital library.