Evolving Concepts Related to Achieving Benefit Sharing for Custodians of Traditional Knowledge

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dc.contributor.authorElvin-Lewis, Memory
dc.date.accessioned2007-07-05T18:50:38Z
dc.date.available2007-07-05T18:50:38Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.description.abstractIn the context of evolving intellectual property law, defining ownership of traditional knowledge can be challenging when claims of origin are conflicting and requires accepting parameters of how uniqueness is defined and patent law is applied to protect this information. For purposes of this paper, the complexities of evolving benefit sharing for custodians of traditional knowledge are discussed in relationship to the use of medicinal plants. Parameters of ownership can vary not only by the perception of individuals that lay claim to the information but also by international, regional and national laws that govern how benefits should be fairly appropriated. Examples are provided to exemplify the wide variation that presently exists in this evolving process with illustrations of how this information, novel or otherwise, can be utilized to optimize its commercial worth.
dc.identifier.citationElvin-Lewis M. 2006. Evolving concepts related to achieving benefit sharing for custodians of traditional knowledge. Ethnobotany Research & Applications 4:75-96.
dc.identifier.issn1547-3465
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10125/239
dc.language.isoen-US
dc.publisherUniversity of Hawaii at Manoa
dc.subjectethnobotany
dc.subjectindigenous knowledge
dc.subjectintellectual property rights
dc.subjectpatents
dc.subjecttechnology transfer
dc.subjectcommercialization
dc.subjectlaws and regulations
dc.subjectownership
dc.subjectplant variety protection
dc.subjectinternational law
dc.subjectmedicinal plants
dc.subjectinformation management
dc.subjecttrademarks
dc.subjectdatabases
dc.subjectcollective knowledge
dc.subjectAzadirachta indica
dc.subjectneem seed extract
dc.subjectsui generis laws
dc.titleEvolving Concepts Related to Achieving Benefit Sharing for Custodians of Traditional Knowledge
dc.typeArticle
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