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Traditional knowledge and Patent Issues

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Traditional knowledge and Patent Issues

Traditional Knowledge is a living body of knowledge that is developed, sustained and passed on from generation to generation within a community often forming a part of spiritual and cultural identity. Traditional knowledge as per se that is the knowledge that has ancient roots and is often informal and oral, and is not [...]

By Cheshta Sharma|2017-09-28T17:45:45+05:30September 28th, 2017|IP Basics|0 Comments

Why Indian Traditional Knowledge should be publicly accessible?

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Why Indian Traditional Knowledge should be publicly accessible?

Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) is a pioneer initiative of India to prevent misappropriation of country’s traditional medicinal knowledge at International Patent Offices on which healthcare needs of more than 70% population and livelihood of millions of people in India is dependent. Its genesis dates back to the Indian effort on revocation of patent [...]

By Cheshta Sharma|2017-09-09T10:15:46+05:30October 27th, 2016|IP Basics|0 Comments