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UN Biodiversity Convention Agrees On Precautionary Approach To Synthetic Biology
SHARM El-SHEIKH, Egypt — While the world has been taken by surprise after a Chinese researcher declared he had genetically modified twin babies, and critics are rising from all parts,…
Do Patent Trolls Exist? Two Studies Reach Different Conclusions (Part 1)
They are called many things. Patent Assertion Entities (PAEs), Non-Practicing Entities (NPEs), Patent Trolls, and on occasion, names not suitable in polite company. They often are accused of harming innovation…
Shared Indigenous Knowledge And Benefit-Sharing Needs Particular Attention, Panel Tells CBD
SHARM El-SHEIKH, Egypt — Traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources held by indigenous and local communities is often not confined to one group or one specific geographical location. Displacement whether…
New Draft Of WIPO Broadcasting Treaty Consolidates Proposals
World Intellectual Property Organization copyright committee members last night reach preliminary agreement on a new draft text for a global treaty aimed at protecting broadcasting organisations. A copy of the…
Gene Editing Divides UN Biodiversity Convention Members On Synthetic Biology Evaluation
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — After informal closed consultations, a draft decision was issued yesterday on how the UN Convention on Biological Diversity should address potential impacts of synthetic biology, during…
New Database Documents The Power Of TRIPS Flexibilities
Ellen ‘t Hoen writes: Medicines Law & Policy has published an on-line database of instances of the use of TRIPS flexibilities in public health contexts, titled the TRIPS Flexibilities Database.…