The international regime on access and benefit-sharing (IRABS)
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Biodiversity, Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge, Convention on Biological Diversity, Intellectual Property.Abstract
This paper critically analyzes the draft text of an International Regime on Acess and Benefit-Sharing (IRABS) which has been created in the frame of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). This analysis emphasizes related aspects to intellectual property rights. First an historical review of the regime creation procedure is made, after having analyzed the main concepts which are biodiversity, biopiracy and intellectual property and so described and analyzed the IRABS expressions use, objective, scope and main components.Downloads
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