The Realities Of Traditional Knowledge And Patents in India

By Mohan Dewan A little publicised fact about India is that there are around 100 million forest dwellers in India, most of whom belong to tribal communities. The forests provide them with sustenance, providing both timber and non- timber forest produce.

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  • NAVEEN

    That was very informative and well written. Mentioned below is an excerpt of an article on Traditional Knowledge.

    “Misuse of traditional knowledge and measures to prevent the same have been attracting attention since the turmeric patent controversy. After successfully revoking turmeric patent claims that formed part of traditional knowledge, the Indian government has taken numerous initiatives ranging from legislative and policy changes to documentation and creation of a library of information (TKDL). With the press and media joining the effort, the awareness with respect to rights of traditional knowledge holders , actions against traditional knowledge misuse, policy initiatives and so on has been increasing. The TKDL has been playing an important role in revoking and preventing patents on traditional knowledge. Industry and public reaction with respect to patent filings involving traditional knowledge has been aggressive and many times emotional…….read more at http://www.patentpill.com/2010/10/traditional-knowledge-use-or-misuse.html

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