aripo’s initiative on traditional knowledge and access and benefit sharing
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ARIPO’s Initiative on Traditional knowledge and Access and Benefit Sharing. By F.K MPANJU Patent Examiner (ARIPO ) Cape Town 19 th –24 th Nov. 2006. TOPIC CONTENTS. ARIPO Background ARIPO Initiatives on TK. Achievements Challenges Way forward Global debate on ABS - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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ARIPO’s Initiative on Traditional ARIPO’s Initiative on Traditional knowledge and Access and Benefit knowledge and Access and Benefit
Sharing.Sharing.
By
F.K MPANJU
Patent Examiner (ARIPO)
Cape Town 19th –24th Nov. 2006.
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TOPIC CONTENTS
ARIPO Background ARIPO Initiatives on TK. Achievements Challenges Way forward Global debate on ABS ARIPO initiatives on ABS.
Possible areas of collaboration Conclusion
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ARIPO- background
Established on 9th December 1976 Objectives:
-protection of IP (Harare and Banjul Protocol)
-harmonization of IP laws within MS,
-promotion of IP and dissemination of information among others.
Members –16 countries:
-BW,GM,GH,KE,LS,MW,MZ,NA,SD,TZ,UG,ZM,ZW,SO,SL,SZ
Organs of ARIPO:-Council of ministers,
Adm. Council,
-SecretariatFinance and staff affairs committees
- Board of appeal
Financing-
-annual contribution and fee from protocol.s
Substantive activities:
-Grant Patents, utility models, design, capacity building on IP
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ARIPO’s initiatives on TK, Genetic resources and Folklore
2000-ARIPO’s proposal on initiatives on protection of Indigen. Knowl. -Mandate given by Council of Ministers.
Activities undertaken: Participate in IGC process Review of OAU model law Assisted WHO dev IP guidelines on
clinical studies in some African countries
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ARIPO’s Initiative cont.
Participated -OAU Plan of Action for implementing the declaration of the decade 2001 to 2010 as a decade for traditional Medicine by OAU Head of State at the 41th Summit Lusaka Zambia
Organized National and Regional awareness and sensitization workshops on protection of TK
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ARIPO’S initiative cont.
2002-Proposal to extend our mandate to include GR and Folklore to enable ARIPO deal with issues in a coherent and concerted manner-
Mandate was given by council of Ministers. Continued participating in National and
International fora Visited China and India to familiarize with
development of TK databases.
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What has been achieved
Development of a concept paper on legal and policy options for for protection of TK
.Prepared a draft framework on protection of TK:-Harmonized with OAPI (2 revisions)-Draft Regional Legal Instrument of TK and Expression of Folklore-Launch to the Adm council to adopt as Protocol on TK and E of F-Develop a National legislation on protection of TK and F
Establishment of TK database:-Study visit to China and India-Developed a prototype:-Codified TK (public domain TK- published)-prior art-Uncodified TK (undisclosed TK) for positive use for exploitation and protect disappearance of the knowledge:-need security and translation.-later stage
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What has been achieved cont.
A number of sensitization and awareness campaigns have been organized by ARIPO for member states and potential member states.
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Challenges
Lack of funds Disclosure of information from Traditional
Healers. Distinction between individual and
community ownership. What to protect. Documentation
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Way forward
Funds are being solicited from EPO,World Bank for completion of TKDL.
A draft Regional Legal Instrument of TK and Expression of Folklore that will be adopted in Maputo will be submitted to AU for possible developed into a common African Instrument on protection of TK and expression of Folklore.
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Biodiversity and ABS Article 15 of CBD(Access and benefit
sharing) - Issues of (intellectual Property)
-Contractual Agreements
-Genetic resources and TK
-Undisclosed information (Art 39 of TRIPS)
Development of Regulatory Mechanism on ABS:-Bonn Guidelines- Certificate of origin
- WIPO Guide book on intellectual property-Disclosure requirements in Patent Applications.e.g disclosure of origin-big debate
- AU model law
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ARIPO initiative on ABS
ARIPO inaugurated its training center. ARIPO-a center of excellence on ABS - Training
modules – WIPO world wide Academy-to train TK holders,policy makers and parliamentarians etc.
Regulations-Assisting Member States –to design appropriate regulatory mechanism in ABS issues.
Developing a manual on contractual and licensing Agreements.
Develop a practical guide book – on how to protect indigenous knowledge rights of Tradition medicine practitioners.
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ARIPO Training Center
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Possible Areas of collaboration
Some issues of ABS are very difficult to understand since they involve IPRs, for that matter ARIPO would like to collaborate with you on:
Training and awareness promotion Establishment of institutional structures and mechanism
for the development of genetic resources and TK- R&D support
Standardization Documentation (TKDL) Foster institutional linkages. Partnerships and networking.
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ConclusionLets work together-Thanks