Conference "Intellectual property, trade and the knowledge assets of indigenous peoples: the developmental frontier" (2010 : Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-252).
Contents:
Preface Do you want it gift wrapped? : protecting traditional knowledge in the Pacific Island countries / Miranda Forsyth. Indigenous peoples' innovation and intellectual property : the issues / Peter Drahos and Susy Frankel -- Ancient but new : developing locally driven enterprises based on traditional medicines in Kuuku I'yu Northern Kaanju Homelands, Cape York, Queensland, Australia / David J. Claudie [and others] -- 'It would be good to know where our food goes' : information equals power? / Jen Cleary -- Biopiracy and the innovations of indigenous peoples and local communities / Daniel F. Robinson -- Indigenous cultural heritage and fair trade : voluntary certification standards in the light of WIPO and WTO law and policy-making / Christoph B. Graber and Jessica C. Lai -- Traditional innovation and the ongoing debate on the protection of geographical indications / Daniel Gervais -- The branding of traditional cultural expressions : to whose benefit? / Daphne Zografos Johnsson -- The Pacific solution : the European Union's intellectual property rights activism in Australia's and New Zealand's sphere of influence / Michael Blakeney -- Do you want it gift wrapped? : protecting traditional knowledge in the Pacific Island countries / Miranda Forsyth.
Summary:
Traditional knowledge systems are also innovation systems. This book analyses the relationship between intellectual property and indigenous innovation. The contributors come from different disciplinary backgrounds including law, ethnobotany and science.
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