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Lead
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Inventiveness Redefined
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The recent landmark judgement by
the US Supreme Court in KSR vs. Teleflex case, has come at the right time to
take care of the incessant granting of patents. The court has sought to redefine
inventiveness/obviousness which is one of the core issues of patenting.
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IPRs -
Legal Issues in Biotechnology
Patents
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Patenting in biotechnology has its
own set of non-ethical but technical issues regarding subject matter for
patenting, ownership of intellectual property while co-inventing,
inventor/investor relations and informal channels of knowledge movement.
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IPRs -
Protecting Microbiology Inventions
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The field of industrial
microbiology is all about patents. Countries, however, have different approaches
to treating microbiology and defining inventions thereof.
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Biopiracy -
Should Human Genetic Material be Patented ?
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In most cases of patenting of
genetic material of indigenous people, consent is taken under false promises of
compensation and the material is used, commercialised without their even
knowing.....Read complete
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Interview
- Farmers rights are well
protected by Indian legislation
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Gene Campaign interviewed Dr A
Damodaran,who is currently Chair Professor on
IPR
for the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD).His research areas span
public policy,environmental economics, commodity trade and IPR regimes for
biotechnology and nanotechnology sectors.
Do you think farmers' rights are adequately protected by law? Are there any
ambiguities?
I think we have a good legislative
framework for protecting farmers' rights...
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Food Security -
Tacking Invasive Species
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One of the biggest threats to
biodiversity, invasive species prey upon the native species and compete with them
for resources such as food and breeding sites. This causes damage to the native
species and often threatens the food security and livelihood of rural
communities....
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Food Security -
The Ricebean Network
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FOSRIN is a three-year project
funded under the European Community's Internatioal Cooperation programme to
popularise the under-utilised crop, rice-bean (Vigna umbellata ). Ricebean is a
legume grown in Western, Northern and Eastern (WNE)
India and Nepal but landraces predominate....
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Bioresources
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Analysing Access and Benefit
Sharing Mechanisms
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Despite
adhering to the Bonn guidelines and the provisions in the Convention on
Biological Diversity, the legal instruments on access and benefit sharing in
India present certain apparent and real conflicts in their provisions ..Read
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Nanotech -
IPR Issues and Concerns in
Nanotechnology
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It is apprehended that IPRs in
nanotechnology may further reinforce and magnify existing disparities between
the developed and developing countries, with differential rates of diffusion
creating a ‘nano ’ divide. ..Read complete
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Genetics
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Applying Apomixis to
Agriculture
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The introduction of apomixis or
seed cloning into crop plants would herald perhaps the single greatest change in
agricultural practice since the beginning of cultivation.
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Frontiers -
Biopharming: Growing Drugs in
Crops
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Bio-pharma
crops are genetically engineered and run the same risks as other GE crops.....Read complete
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Science News
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PRESERVING FOODS NATURALLY : Two
items high on the list of public concerns are the need for greater food safety
and a growing demand for natural or organic food products.......Read more ...
EMBRYONIC
STEM CELLS TO GROW CARTILAGE : Determining the genetic profile of a particular
lung tumor can help clinicians make the crucial decision about which
chemotherapy treatment to try first....Read complete
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FAQs -
Defining Biosafety
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What is biosafety?
Biosafety is a term used to
describe efforts to reduce and eliminate the potential risks resulting from
biotechnology and its products...Subscription required
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Biofuel Watch -
NGOs for Dropping Biofuel
Targets
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The European Commission on
July
5-6,2007,conducted an international workshop on biofuels, drawing people from
various sectors like academics, representatives of NGOs and other groups to
discuss how to develop an international approach to biofuel production, use and
trade.....Read complete
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Policy
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Codex guidelines for
non-approved GMOs
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The Codex Alimentarius Commission
is to create guidelines for assessing the risk of imported food made with
non-approved genetically modified plant material, which would help relax trade
barriers.....
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Community -
Uniting to Defend
Livestock Diversity
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Through the Wilderswil
Declaration,30 organisations have unanimously protested against industrial
monopoly over livestock in the absence of inadequate legal protection to
livestock and conserve livestock diversity in the name of community rights....
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Happenings -
Studying Perceptions on
GM Crops and Foods
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The
Canada-based International Development Research Centre in collaboration with the
Gene Campaign has launched a unique research study on the attitudes and
perceptions towards crops and foods in India. IDRC had undertaken a similar
study in
China
relating to the agri-biotechnology policy.....
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