Patently insufficient: a new intellectual property treaty does little to protect Māori traditional knowledge
- Written by David Jefferson, Senior Lecturer Above the Bar, University of Canterbury
Getty ImagesThe problem of “biopiracy” – the misappropriation and patenting for profit of Indigenous knowledge – has been on the rise for some time. So a global treaty aimed at protecting traditional knowledge and genetic resources should be a welcome development.
In late May, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIP...
