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Legal Protection Of Traditional Knowledge

Posted on:2007-12-04Degree:DoctorType:Dissertation
Country:ChinaCandidate:X L ZangFull Text:PDF
GTID:1116360185467362Subject:Chinese Minority economy
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The legal protection of Traditional Knowledge(TK), especially the intellectually property right(IPR) of TK, has become one of hottest issue in the world. As the greatest developing country, China needs to make deep research on TK's nature, form and policy in order to exploit a suitable way for TK protection, because she possesses a large quantity of traditional resources. Based on the understanding of Chinese present situation of TK protection and some successful practices in other countries, this essay is trying to put forward effective legislative suggestions on Chinese TK protection. There are eight chapters in this essay. The main points are as follows:Chapter 1 is to define the basic concept, which is the first and fundamental question for this essay. There are three parts in this chapter: the connotation of TK and the distinguish between TK and some other similar concepts, the features about TK, the standard and significance for TK classification.Chapter 2 answers the question why we need to protect TK from the analysis on TK lawsuit. TK plays an important role in maintaining cultural diversity and biological diversity in the world. Using the tool of intellectual property law can make TK holder's legally economic interests...
Keywords/Search Tags:Traditional Knowledge, Traditional Medicine, Expression of Folklore, Biological Diversity, Intellectual Property Right
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