WIPO-UNEP Study on the Role of Intellectual Property Rights in the Sharing of Benefits arising from the Use of Biological Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge - Study no. 4

by Anil K. Gupta

Jointly produced by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). This publication is part of a series of studies dealing with intellectual property and genetic resources, traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions/folklore. It reflects years of cooperation between the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to ensure that environmental policy and intellectual property policy are developed in a coordinated and mutually supportive manner. It is intended to identify and explore the role of intellectual property rights in the sharing of benefits arising from the use of biological resources and associated traditional knowledge, which is well illustrated by three case studies in Nigeria, Mali and India in the field of traditional medicine and agriculture. The study was prepared by the coordinator of the Honeybee Network, an association of 25,000 grass-root innovators and traditional knowledge holders in 75 countries.

302 pages, Paperback

First published December 31, 2004

About the author

Anil Kumar Gupta is a scholar in the area of grassroots innovations. He is the founder of the Honey Bee Network and has been a Professor at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. Besides, he holds the Executive Vice Chair of the National Innovation Foundation.