BIOPIRACY, A BIOLOGICAL THEFT?
Journal Title: International Journal of Legal Studies ( IJOLS ) - Year 2019, Vol 5, Issue 1
Abstract
‘Biopiracy’ is an illegal appropriation of genetic resources or traditional knowledge by way of patents which restrict its future use. It has been observed in a lot of cases that the developed countries make use of the biological resources or traditional knowledge of the developing countries while inventing a new product. And when they claim a patent over their invention, they are denied of that monopoly right. The term biopiracy itself suggests 'biological theft' however it is not always the case. A number of regulations have been made in favor of developing countries to protect their resources and traditional knowledge but at the same time, it is evident that the developed countries do not apply the traditional knowledge 'as it is', they go beyond it and carry out further research and experiment to develop a new product. The fact that the mere sub-stance in a new product is a part of traditional knowledge of a particular country is not a suitable ground to revoke the application of patent. In most of the cases, patents have been denied to the developed countries on the ground that there was no novelty in their product as the product has been developed by using developing country's traditional knowledge is not justified. The interest of the patentee should also be taken into consideration.<br/><br/>Biological diversity, patent, indigenous knowledge, bioprospecting, Third World Countries<br/><br/>
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Riya Gulati
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