Patents of traditional medicine inventions and their relationship with traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources in Namibia: proposals for legal reform

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dc.contributor.advisorTong, Lee-Annen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorJacobs, Cislé Stellaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2017-08-28T13:14:31Z
dc.date.available2017-08-28T13:14:31Z
dc.date.issued2017en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe study recognises the significant biotechnical role of the pharmaceutical industry in developing and processing traditional medicine into safe and efficacious drugs and vaccines and how patent law assist this achieving this end. The study argues that patenting of traditional medicine inventions is possible without encroaching on the protection accorded to TK associated with GRs. It further argues that through the implementation of a disclosure requirement for all patent applications of inventions which are based on or derived from TK associated with GRs, misappropriation of TK and GRs can be prevented in Namibia. To this end, the study identifies key concepts and legal instruments both internationally and regionally i.e. the Convention on Biological Diversity, 1993, the TRIPS Agreement, 1994 and the Swakopmund Protocol on the Protection of Traditional Knowledge and Expressions of Folklore, 2010; which provides for TK, GRs and patent laws. The study further analysed how Namibia translated international obligations to its legal framework. A comparative analysis is produced between Namibia and South Africa to determine which system is most suitable for Namibia.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationJacobs, C. S. (2017). <i>Patents of traditional medicine inventions and their relationship with traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources in Namibia: proposals for legal reform</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Intellectual Property Research Unit. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25000en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationJacobs, Cislé Stella. <i>"Patents of traditional medicine inventions and their relationship with traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources in Namibia: proposals for legal reform."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Intellectual Property Research Unit, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25000en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationJacobs, C. 2017. Patents of traditional medicine inventions and their relationship with traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources in Namibia: proposals for legal reform. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Jacobs, Cislé Stella AB - The study recognises the significant biotechnical role of the pharmaceutical industry in developing and processing traditional medicine into safe and efficacious drugs and vaccines and how patent law assist this achieving this end. The study argues that patenting of traditional medicine inventions is possible without encroaching on the protection accorded to TK associated with GRs. It further argues that through the implementation of a disclosure requirement for all patent applications of inventions which are based on or derived from TK associated with GRs, misappropriation of TK and GRs can be prevented in Namibia. To this end, the study identifies key concepts and legal instruments both internationally and regionally i.e. the Convention on Biological Diversity, 1993, the TRIPS Agreement, 1994 and the Swakopmund Protocol on the Protection of Traditional Knowledge and Expressions of Folklore, 2010; which provides for TK, GRs and patent laws. The study further analysed how Namibia translated international obligations to its legal framework. A comparative analysis is produced between Namibia and South Africa to determine which system is most suitable for Namibia. DA - 2017 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2017 T1 - Patents of traditional medicine inventions and their relationship with traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources in Namibia: proposals for legal reform TI - Patents of traditional medicine inventions and their relationship with traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources in Namibia: proposals for legal reform UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25000 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/25000
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationJacobs CS. Patents of traditional medicine inventions and their relationship with traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources in Namibia: proposals for legal reform. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Intellectual Property Research Unit, 2017 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25000en_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.otherIntellectual Property Lawen_ZA
dc.titlePatents of traditional medicine inventions and their relationship with traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources in Namibia: proposals for legal reformen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameLLMen_ZA
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