Patent system and its role in the conservation of South African biodiversity

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dc.contributor.advisorSchonwetter, Tobiasen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorSadaf, Naeemaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-03T14:20:34Z
dc.date.available2017-10-03T14:20:34Z
dc.date.issued2017en_ZA
dc.description.abstractSouth Africa is a biologically diverse but technologically less advanced economy. Like many other developing countries in the world, its biodiversity is exposed to danger due to certain human activities. Among these, patents are charged as the easiest routing for misappropriation of indigenous biological resources and traditional knowledge associated therewith. Being member of the United Nations Convention on Biodiversity, South Africa is under obligation to ensure that its patent system supports the Convention's objectives including biodiversity conservation and sustainable use rather than its destruction and decline. The purpose of this dissertation is not only to dilute this misconception about South African patent system but to prove that with an access and benefit sharing mechanism it is an effective tool for biodiversity conservation, capacity-building and industrial development in the country. To make the system more protective of the rights of the indigenous communities, various modifications have also been proposed in the existing stature of the Act.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationSadaf, N. (2017). <i>Patent system and its role in the conservation of South African biodiversity</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Intellectual Property Research Unit. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25513en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationSadaf, Naeema. <i>"Patent system and its role in the conservation of South African biodiversity."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Intellectual Property Research Unit, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25513en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationSadaf, N. 2017. Patent system and its role in the conservation of South African biodiversity. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Sadaf, Naeema AB - South Africa is a biologically diverse but technologically less advanced economy. Like many other developing countries in the world, its biodiversity is exposed to danger due to certain human activities. Among these, patents are charged as the easiest routing for misappropriation of indigenous biological resources and traditional knowledge associated therewith. Being member of the United Nations Convention on Biodiversity, South Africa is under obligation to ensure that its patent system supports the Convention's objectives including biodiversity conservation and sustainable use rather than its destruction and decline. The purpose of this dissertation is not only to dilute this misconception about South African patent system but to prove that with an access and benefit sharing mechanism it is an effective tool for biodiversity conservation, capacity-building and industrial development in the country. To make the system more protective of the rights of the indigenous communities, various modifications have also been proposed in the existing stature of the Act. DA - 2017 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2017 T1 - Patent system and its role in the conservation of South African biodiversity TI - Patent system and its role in the conservation of South African biodiversity UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25513 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/25513
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationSadaf N. Patent system and its role in the conservation of South African biodiversity. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Intellectual Property Research Unit, 2017 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25513en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentIntellectual Property Research Uniten_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Lawen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherCommercial Lawen_ZA
dc.subject.otherIntellectual Property Rightsen_ZA
dc.titlePatent system and its role in the conservation of South African biodiversityen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameLLMen_ZA
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