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Biotechnology, Indigenous Peoples, and Intellectual Property Rights

University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas)Published 16 April 1993Open access
Josephie R. Axt, M. Lynne Corn, Margaret Mikyung Lee, David M. Ackerman
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Abstract

This report examines intellectual property right in pharmaceuticals in a particular context, namely, medicinal products and processes derived from the biodiversity resources of areas inhabited by indigenous peoples. This report discusses the international law regarding intellectual property rights in traditional knowledge and the American laws regarding traditional knowledge.

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Business, Management and Accounting