Teff Flour Patent Controversy Settled: Dutchman Does Not Have Patent Right to the Ethiopian Food Staple
Teff is an Ethiopian ancient grain used to make injera, a spongy fermented flatbread that is a food staple of Ethiopian culture
WIPO IGC 39: Unraveling the Tiered Approach to TK/TCEs
One of the major innovations of the IGC, in its long-running search for international legal instruments for the effective protection of TK/TCEs
Increasing inclusion of Indigenous traditional knowledge in post-secondary education
In 2015, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) called for funding “to educate teachers on how to integrate Indigenous knowledge and teaching methods into classrooms”
Trans Mountain Pipeline: “Getting It Right” Means More Time
he Federal Court of Appeal recently overturned Ottawa’s approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, citing a lack of proper consultation with affected Aboriginal peoples
TK and TCEs Again Under Focus at 37th WIPO IGC
On August 27, 2018, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources
Blockchain Technology and Access and Benefit-Sharing
Emerging information technologies such as blockchain may provide opportunities for lowering transaction costs and increasing legal certainty in ABS transactions
Crunch Time at WIPO-IGC: A Last Attempt to Draft a New Genetic Resources Text?
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the inequalities that exist in our health-care system, here in Canada and abroad
World Intellectual Property Day: Will the Government’s New IP Strategy Adequately Address Indigenous Traditional Knowledge?
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the inequalities that exist in our health-care system, here in Canada and abroad
WIPO Expert Committee on Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions Takes Another Look at Draft Genetic Resources Text in 2018
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the inequalities that exist in our health-care system, here in Canada and abroad
Some Key Actors in Promoting and Developing Aboriginal Capacity on ABS
One of the most important precursors to successful ABS regimes are communities that have the capacity and resources to develop their own protocols