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Bolivia, Brazil, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, India, Thailand, Venezuela Jun-2003 (130 kb) (grain.org/rights/?id=6)


   

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WTO disclosure talks try to clarify CBD-TRIPS relationship (ICTSD, Mar-2006)

WTO discussions on biodiversity intensify as differences remain (IP Watch, Mar-2006)

New submissions feed CBD debate at TRIPS Council meeting (IP Watch, Mar-2006)

Campaign for review of TRIPS to be launched (The Hindu (New Delhi), Aug-2005)

India calls for biodiversity protection under WTO (IANS, Aug-2005)

Disclosure continues to divide TRIPS Council (ICTSD, Jun-2005)

TRIPS Council focuses on benefit-sharing for genetic resources (ICTSD, Mar-2005)

TRIPS Council: developing countries seek to move debate forward on disclosure issues (ICTSD, Sep-2004)

Países en desarrollo proponen en la OMC prevenir 'biopiratería' (EFE, Sep-2004)

Biodiversity discussions stagnate in TRIPS Council (ICTSD, Jun-2004)

US, Japan put spanner on bid for bio-piracy check (KG Narendranath, Apr-2004)

TRIPS Council discusses biodiversity (ICTSD, Mar-2004)

Cancun Update: IPRs (ICTSD, Aug-2003)

US Congress resolution on African farmers' rights (Rep. Maxine Waters, Jul-2003)

The power of peoples' traditional knowledge: How TRIPS threatens biodiversity & food sovereignty (EED partners, Jun-2003)

Campaign to demand adoption of African Group's proposal on traditional knowledge at the WTO Cancun Ministerial (Diverse Women for Diversity, Jun-2003)

CBD-TRIPS discussion picking up speed at the WTO (ICTSD, Jun-2003)

Africa reiterates proposal to ban life patents (TWN, Jun-2003)



 Official
 position papers

Draft modalities for TRIPS-related issues (17 July 2008) Jul-2008

Response to questions raised on the draft amendment to TRIPS — Article 29bis (Brazil, Jul-2006) (63 kb) (grain.org/rights/?id=131)

Amending the TRIPS Agreement to introduce an obligation to disclose the origin of genetic resources and traditional knowledge in patent applications (Norway, Jun-2006) (35 kb) (grain.org/rights/?id=129)

Doha work programme: the outstanding implementation issue on the relationship between the TRIPS Agreement and the CBD (developing countries proposed Article 29bis) (Brazil, India, Pakistan, Peru, Thailand, Tanzania and others, May-2006) (40 kb) (grain.org/rights/?id=128)

Article 27.3(b), relationship between the TRIPS Agreement and the CBD, and the protection of traditional knowledge and folklore (USA, Mar-2006) (98 kb) (grain.org/rights/?id=122)

The relationship between the TRIPS Agreement and the Convention on Biological Diversity - Summary of issues raised and points made (WTO TRIPS Council Secretariat, Mar-2006) (490 kb) (grain.org/rights/?id=119)

Review of the provisions of Article 27.3(b) - summary of issues raised and points made (WTO TRIPS Council Secretariat, Mar-2006) (490 kb) (grain.org/rights/?id=120)

The protection of traditional knowledge and folklore - summary of issues raised and points made (WTO TRIPS Council Secretariat, Mar-2006) (379 kb) (grain.org/rights/?id=121)

BIO letter opposing amendments to the TRIPS Agreement (Biotechnology Industry Organization, Dec-2005) (143 kb) (grain.org/rights/?id=118)

The relationship between the TRIPS Agreement and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the protection of traditional Knowledge: technical observations on the United States submission IP/C/W449 (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, India and Pakistan, Nov-2005) (109 kb) (grain.org/rights/?id=117)

Analysis of potential cases of biopiracy (Peru, Nov-2005) (236 kb) (grain.org/rights/?id=116)

Report of the TRIPS Council Meeting, 14-15 June 2005 (WTO Secretariat, Sep-2005)

(293 kb) (grain.org/rights/?id=115)

Article 27.3(b), relationship between the TRIPS Agreement and the CBD, and the protection of traditional knowledge and folklore (USA, Jun-2005) (92 kb) (grain.org/rights/?id=97)

Article 27.3(b), relationship between the TRIPS Agreement and the CBD and protection of traditional knowledge and folklore (Peru, Jun-2005) (118 kb) (grain.org/rights/?id=96)

The relationship between the TRIPS Agreement and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the protection of traditional knowledge and folklore and the review of implementation of the TRIPS Agreement under Article 71.1 (Switzerland, May-2005) (77 kb) (grain.org/rights/?id=95)

Article 27.3(b), relationship between the TRIPS agreement and the CBD and protection of traditional knowledge and folklore (Peru, May-2005) (176 kb) (grain.org/rights/?id=92)

The relationship between the TRIPS agreement and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the protection of traditional knowledge — elements of the obligation to disclose evidence of benefit-sharing under the relevant national regime (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican RepublicEcuador, India, Peru and Thailand, Mar-2005) (59 kb) (grain.org/rights/?id=93)

The relationship between the TRIPS agreement and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the protection of traditional knowledge. Technical observations on issues raised in a communication by the United States (India and Brazil, Mar-2005) (87 kb) (grain.org/rights/?id=94)

The relationship between the TRIPS Agreement and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the protection of traditional knowledge - Elements of the obligation to disclose evidence of prior informed consent under the relevant national regime (Bolivia et al., Dec-2004)
IP/C/W/438 of 10 December 2004

(50 kb) (grain.org/rights/?id=82)

Article 27.3(b), relationship between the TRIPS Agreement and the CBD, and the protection of traditional knowledge and folklore (United States, Nov-2004)
IP/C/W/434 of 26 November 2004

(79 kb) (grain.org/rights/?id=81)

Further observations by Switzerland on its proposals regarding the declaration of the source of genetic resources and traditional knowledge in patent applications (Switzerland, Nov-2004)
IP/C/W/433 of 25 November 2004

(90 kb) (grain.org/rights/?id=80)

Official country positions and proposals on TRIPS Article 27.3(b) (GRAIN, Oct-2004)
A summary table of official WTO member positions on TRIPS Art. 27.3(b), updated October 2004

(82 kb) (grain.org/rights/?id=67)

Elements of the obligation to disclose the source and country of origin of the biological resources and/or traditional knowledge used in an invention (Brazil et al., Sep-2004)
IP/C/W/429/Rev.1 of 27 September 2004 (also endorsed by Bolivia, Colombia and Dominican Republic as of February 2005)

Elements of the obligation to disclose the source and country of origin of biological resource and/or traditional knowledge used in an invention (Brazil et al., Sep-2004)
IP/C/W/429 of 21 September 2004

(55 kb)

Bolivia, Brazil, Cuba, Ecuador, India, Peru, Thailand and Venezuela Mar-2004 (56 kb)
(44 kb) (grain.org/rights/?id=19)

Africa-Caribbean-Pacific countries Aug-2003

African Group Jun-2003 (128 kb) (grain.org/rights/?id=5)

Bolivia, Brazil, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, India, Thailand, Venezuela Jun-2003 (130 kb) (grain.org/rights/?id=6)

ISF Position on Disclosure of Origin in Intellectual Property Protection Applications (International Seed Federation, Jun-2003)

Extract from the 2nd LDC Trade Ministers Meeting Jun-2003 (81 kb) (grain.org/rights/?id=9)

Switzerland May-2003 (160 kb) (grain.org/rights/?id=8)

European Community Sep-2002 (205 kb) (grain.org/rights/?id=7)



 Links

QUNO reports
The Quaker UN Office in Geneva has produced many reports on the review of TRIPS Art 27.3(b)


Scientific briefing on TRIPS Art 27.3(b)
by Dr. Mae-Wan Ho and Dr. Terje Traavik (2001)



   

 

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