The WIPO Technical Study on Patent Disclosure Requirements Related to Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge concerns requirements in patent law systems to disclose information about genetic resources and traditional knowledge relevant to patented inventions. It was prepared by WIPO as part of the work program of the Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore. The immediate context for this study was a request of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) at its sixth meeting in The Hague from April 7 to 19, 2002 (Decision VI/24C). The preparation of the study was based on responses to a questionnaire circulated to the Member States of WIPO. The Technical Study was made available to the seventh meeting of the COP in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from February 9 to 20, 2004, as document UNEP/CBD/COP/7/INF/17.
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"Prepared by WIPO Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore." "The technical study was made available to the seventy meeting of the COP in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from February 9 to 20, 2004, as document UNEP/CBD/COP/7/INF/17." "This is one of a series of Studies dealing with intellectual property and genetic resources, traditional knowledge, and traditional cultural expressions/folklore." Omslagtitel: WIPO technical study on patent disclosure requirements related to genetic resources and traditional knowledge. La couv. porte en plus : "This is one of a series of studies dealing with intellectual property and genetic resources, traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions/folklore, study n°3.
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Executive summary I: Introduction II. General approach III. Background Iv. Aspects of intellectual property systems V. Interaction between genetic resources a, traditional knowledge and patents VI. The nautre of disclosure requirements VII. Treaty provisions on patent law VIII. Review of methods for requiring disclosure IX. Conclusion.