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Biodiversity: Opportunities And Obligations, Jeffrey P. Kushan
Biodiversity: Opportunities And Obligations, Jeffrey P. Kushan
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
Mr. Kushan discusses the technology transfer provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity, and outlines three themes found in the Convention related to technology transfer: benefit sharing, sovereign rights, and intellectual property rights protection. After briefly explaining the first two themes, the Article focuses on the third theme, the protection (or lack thereof) of intellectual property rights in the Convention. Mr. Kushan explains how the ideological split on intellectual property rights protection between the North and South found its way into the Convention and created ambiguous messages on intellectual property rights. Southern countries, who fear that strong intellectual property rights …
Biodiversity Prospecting: Fulfilling The Mandate Of The Biodiversity Convention, Edgar J. Asebey, Jill D. Kempenaa
Biodiversity Prospecting: Fulfilling The Mandate Of The Biodiversity Convention, Edgar J. Asebey, Jill D. Kempenaa
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
After a brief overview of biodiversity prospecting, the authors review the historical context of biodiversity prospecting, including the common heritage doctrine, international patent law, and the Biodiversity Convention. The authors analyze the four major United States prospecting initiatives to date and identify their strengths and shortcomings. The authors then investigate two possible alternatives: (1) biological resource cartelization and (2) the development of a new type of biodiversity enterprise. The authors advocate the latter as a means of complying with the Biodiversity Convention.
Days Of Our Lives: The Impact Of Section 197 On The Depreciation Of Copyrights, Patents, And Related Property, Mary Lafrance
Days Of Our Lives: The Impact Of Section 197 On The Depreciation Of Copyrights, Patents, And Related Property, Mary Lafrance
Hofstra Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Greening Of Technology Transfer: A Conference Summary, William O. Hennessey
The Greening Of Technology Transfer: A Conference Summary, William O. Hennessey
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
Dr. Hennessey briefly reports on an international conference that explored the relationship between patent and other intellectual property laws and those designed to protect the environment and maintain biodiversity.
Intellectual Property Rights And Native American Tribes, Richard A. Guest
Intellectual Property Rights And Native American Tribes, Richard A. Guest
American Indian Law Review
No abstract provided.
Copyright, Jessica R. Friedman
Patent Law, John G. Costa
Trademark, Jessica R. Friedman
Multimedia Computing: Copyright Law's "Last Stand", Steven Pepe
Multimedia Computing: Copyright Law's "Last Stand", Steven Pepe
Touro Law Review
No abstract provided.