CBD and TRIPS: empowering knowledge rich, economically poor people through IRP reforms

Abstract

The discussion in the recent COP 8 meeting ending on March 31,2006 the subject of prior Informed Consent and protection of intellectual property rights of knowledge holders remained very contentious. Here discuss various kinds of incentives that need to be provided for protecting the IPRs of local communicates and individual knowledge holders, innovators without undermining the goal of people to people learning. The policy reforms are suggested in primarily five areas viz., registry of innovation and traditional knowledge, prior Informed Consent, disclosure requirement, licensing and other issues relating to collecting societies, etc. It is hoped that the deliberation of the next meeting of the incorporate the same in the discussion.