Abstract
Patenting traditional knowledge (TK) without the consent of right-holders is a contentious issue. There are a number of proposals that seek to defeat Western patents of TK by using a database to defeat novelty. Legal protection of these databases, particularly in the USA, appears to be a concern of many potential TK right-holders. There are provisions in international and US law that can protect a TK database from infringers.
Recommended Citation
Eiland, Murray Lee
(2006)
"Digital Rights Management and the Traditional Knowledge Database,"
Ethnobotanical Leaflets: Vol. 2006:
Iss.
1, Article 38.
Available at:
https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/ebl/vol2006/iss1/38
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