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Ecuador: Change Constitution to Protect Traditional Knowledge

by Shawn Sullivan Posted on September 8, 2014

  Ecuador’s national government has proposed to amend the country’s constitution to provide special protections against the misappropriation of traditional knowledge and biological diversity. Propuesta de enmiendas constitucionales sobre la protección de los Saberes Ancestrales y la Biodiversidad del Ecuador, Secretaría … Continue reading →

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Ecuadorian IP Institute Registers Traditional Knowledge of Indigenous Community

by Shawn Sullivan Posted on March 21, 2014

Yesterday, at a conference at its offices in Guayaquil, the Ecuadorian Intellectual Property Institute (IEPI) presented its 2013 annual report. IEPI, 2013 Informe de Rendición de Cuentas. As noted in an article published in the newspaper El Comercio, IEPI has been … Continue reading →

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Peru Is Leader In Fight Against Biopiracy, Says WIPO Regional Director

by Shawn Sullivan Posted on September 4, 2012

In an interview published in the Peruvian newspaper Gestión Diario, Carlos Mazal, the Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), stated that Peru is a leader in the fight against biopiracy. “El … Continue reading →

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