and discovery, the question of patents over genes, and the non-recognition of indigenous knowledge about the use of … instrument that can be used to provide protection to the traditional knowledge base of the South …

The note emphasizes the critical importance of documenting indigenous knowledge in writing, which can then be used to … challenge a patent claim on knowledge that is already in the public domain. It also highlights the usefulness of other forms of … communities seeking to regulate access over their resources, as they can be applied to knowledge that evolves over time, and with …

This report explores the extent to which indigenous knowledge have been advanced by the 1992 Rio Earth Summit up to Rio …. But Indigenous knowledge issues have yet to gain traction in areas of marine genetic resources (MGR) and marine scientific … Indigenous knowledge be re-engaged and not subjugated in a hierarchy of knowledge. Indigenous peoples' lifestyles and knowledge …

In the past decade, indigenous knowledge systems have witnessed a belated renaissance, both in policy instruments of … international organizations and in some international law agreements. In the progressive emancipation of indigenous knowledge …, and intellectual property of indigenous knowledge systems. A particularly contested aspect of this phenomenon has been …

The search for appropriate modalities for the protection of indigenous or traditional knowledge is a subject of … contemporary international law and policy discourse. As a primary mechanism for the allocation of rights over knowledge, Western or … knowledge. There is almost a consensus that the inadequacy of conventional IPRs in relation to indigenous knowledge compels a …

It is commonly accepted that as the primary mechanism for allocating rights over knowledge, western conventional … intellectual property rights inadequately addresses the unique challenges of protecting traditional and indigenous knowledge. There … is general consensus that a sui generis regime is needed to protect indigenous knowledge within the conventional IP …