TITLE: Implications of IPR
rules for sustainable development
AUTHORS: Queen Mary
Intellectual Property Research Institute (University of
London), Ecologic, Universidad de Alicante, IP Bulgaria,
Chatham House, Centre for the Study of Globalisation and
Regionalisation (University of Warwick) PUBLICATION:
Research reports DATE: 18 December 2006 URL:
http://www.ip4development.org/Resources.html
Queen Mary, University of London, working jointly with Ecologic, Universidad de Alicante, IP Bulgaria, the Royal Institute of International Affairs and the University of Warwick have just completed a research project funded by the European Commission on the Implications of the IPR Rules for Sustainable Development.
Most of the documents have
been uploaded onto the website (
http://www.ip4development.org
) and can be freely
downloaded. Click onto the "downloads" link. The themes
covered are as follows:
1. GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS, ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT
Document 1. Report on GIs, Environment and Development
http://www.ip4development.org/Resources/WP3FinalReport.pdf
2. DEVELOPING BEST PRACTICE MODELS FOR PROVISION OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT
Document
2. Report on Technical Assistance
http://www.ip4development.org/Resources/WP4FinalReport.pdf
3. ACCESS, IPRs AND CAPACITY BUILDING IN AGRICULTURE
Document 3. Report on
Access, IPRs and Capacity Building in Agriculture
http://www.ip4development.org/Resources/WP5FinalReport.pdf
4. ASSESSING THE ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF DIFFERENT MODELS FOR IMPLEMENTING THE REQUIREMENT TO PROTECT PLANT VARIETIES
Document
4. Report on Plant Variety Protection
http://www.ip4development.org/Resources/WP6FinalReport.pdf
Document 5. Legal Literature Review on
Plant Variety Protection
http://www.ip4development.org/Resources/WP6LegalLitRev.pdf
Document 6. Economic Literature Review
on Plant Variety Protection
http://www.ip4development.org/Resources/WP6EconLitRev.pdf
5. EXPLORING THE FLEXIBILITIES OF TRIPS, BIOTECHNOLOGY CAPACITY BUILDING AND APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
Document 7. Report on TRIPS
and Biotechnology and Developing Countries
http://www.ip4development.org/Resources/WP7FinalReport.pdf
6. DISCLOSURE OF ORIGIN IN PATENT APPLICATIONS
Document 8. Disclosure
Requirements in Patent Applications: the State of the Art
of National and Regional Measures
http://www.ip4development.org/Resources/Interim%20Report%20
WP8.doc
Document 9. Workshop Report:
Disclosure Requirements in Patent Applications - Options
and Perspectives of Users and Providers of Genetic
Resources
http://www.ip4development.org/Resources/Workshop%20final%20
report.doc
Document 10. Report on
Disclosure Requirements in IPR Applications
http://www.ip4development.org/Resources/WP8FinalReport.pdf
OTHER DOCUMENTS
1.
Consolidated Final Report
http://www.ip4development.org/Resources/Consolidateddoc.pdf
2. Geographical Indications Case Studies (to come)
3. Plant Variety Protection -
National Case Studies
http://www.ip4development.org/Resources/PVP%20case%20studie
s.zip
4. Disclosure of Origin: A
response from principle investigator Graham Dutfield
concerning the American Bioindustry Association
http://www.ip4development.org/Resources/GD2SIPO.pdf