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UN nears landmark deal on combatting biopiracy

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GENEVA – The fight against biopiracy — plundering genetic resources and the traditional knowledge surrounding them — could soon be based on an international treaty, which is being finalized at negotiations that began on Monday.

'Let me be candid — negotiations will not be easy,' warned Daren Tang, head of the World Intellectual Property Organization , as the diplomatic conference in Geneva got underway.After more than 20 years of talks on the subject, WIPO's more than 190 member states are meeting at the agency's Geneva headquarters until May 24 for negotiations on finalizing a treaty.The United Nations agency dealing with patenting and innovation will try to conclude an agreement by consensus.

Medicines, seeds, cosmeticsWhile natural genetic resources — such as those found in medicinal plants, agricultural crops and animal breeds — cannot be directly protected as international property, inventions developed using them can be patented.These resources are increasingly used by companies in everything from cosmetics to seeds, medicines, biotechnology and food supplements.

Nears Landmark Deal On Combatting Biopiracy

 

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