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------- Forwarded message follows ------- Date sent: Tue, 31 Dec 2002 16:11:41 +0000 From: Margaret Ling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: New Zed release - Khor54/02 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] NEW RELEASE INFORMATION FROM ZED BOOKS TITLE: Intellectual Property, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development - Resolving the Difficult Issues AUTHOR: Martin Khor, Third World Network ISBN/PRICE: 1 84277 234 1 hbk GBP35.95/US$59.95 1 84277 235 X pbk GBP12.95/US$19.95 FEATURES: Notes References 104 pp Metric Demy LIBRARY CATEGORIES: Current Affairs Economics Patent Law KEY POINTS + A deeply informed analysis of the tensions between intellectual property rights and the environment + Crucial to the prospects and commercial legal regimes of both industrialised and developing countries + Makes specific practical proposals for the reform of the WTO's TRIPS Agreement TERRITORIAL RESTRICTIONS: Please note that the Zed edition of this book is not for sale in Southeast Asia (ref: Third World Network) ABOUT THE BOOK Corporations are now patenting human genes, plants and other biological materials, many of which exist in nature or have been used for generations by farmers and indigenous peoples. Martin Khor examines the 'biopiracy' phenomenon, its links to the TRIPS (Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights) Agreement, and its various effects. He asks: * What are the implications of TRIPS for traditional knowledge and the rights of local communities? * What are the tensions between TRIPS and the Convention on Biological Diversity? * Should life forms have the status of intellectual property? * Will patents for biological materials become mandatory? * Will TRIPS endanger technology transfer for development? The book describes the current debates, looks at the options for problem solving, and suggests ways of moving forward. KEY POINTS + A deeply informed analysis of the tensions between intellectual property rights and the environment + Crucial to the prospects and commercial legal regimes of both industrialised and developing countries + Makes specific practical proposals for the reform of the WTO's TRIPS Agreement ABOUT THE AUTHOR MARTIN KHOR is the director of Third World Network in Malaysia. He trained as an economist at the University of Cambridge and is a board member of the Consumers' Association of Penang (CAP), the South Centre in Geneva, and the International Forum on Globalization. He has written or edited several books for Zed. CONTENTS 1. Background to the International Debate 2. TRIPS, IPRs and Traditional Knowledge Traditional Knowledge and the Link to Community Rights The Value of and Threats to Traditional Knowledge Misappropriation of Traditional Biodiversity Knowledge, or the "Biopiracy" Phenomenon Some Views of Indigenous People Options and Attempts to Redress the Situation 3. The Relationship between TRIPS and the CBD Introduction Inherent Tensions in the IPRs Provisions of the CBD Other Tensions between TRIPS and the CBD Options to Redress the Situation 4. TRIPS and Article 27.3 (b) Introduction Patentability of Living Organisms and Processes: Distinctions Protection of Plant Varieties Conclusions and Suggestions 5. IPRs, TRIPS and Technology Transfer Technology Transfer in the "Environment and Development" Process IPRs and Technology Transfer Case Study of Effect of IPRs on Implementation of the Montreal Protocol TRIPS, Technology and the Environment Provisions in TRIPS for Technology Transfer References ==================================== Copies of new Zed titles announced through this list may be ordered by mail order by academic customers in the UK, Europe and elsewhere, postage and packing free. (Customers in the USA and Canada, please see below.) 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