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Dissertation
Immaterialgüter- und Wettbewerbsrecht

The Right to Genetic Resources – Patent Law, Nagoya Protocol and Further Regulatory Options

Genetic resources have increasing relevance for innovation in biotechnological sectors. International law sets governance rules for resources located in sovereign territories. Authorization for their use, and sharing of benefits that arise from it, can be required. However, the experience with this regulatory regime has been frustrating for both users and countries of origin due to inefficiency, legal uncertainty and low volume of shared benefits. Based on the ideal scope of rights to genetic resources, this thesis proposes appropriate measures de lege ferenda at national, regional and international levels to provide a fair and equitable benefit sharing without unjustifiably harming innovation.

Related Publications

Batista, Pedro Henrique D., The WIPO IGC Chair's Draft on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources – Reasons for Concern (Max Planck Institute for Innovation & Competition Research Paper, No. 23-20), 2023, 15 pages, External Link (DOI)

Batista, Pedro Henrique D., The Protection of Genetic Resources – Potential for Regional Cooperation (Max Planck Institute for Innovation & Competition Research Paper, No. 23-19), 2023, 19 pages, External Link (DOI)

Batista, Pedro Henrique D., Cultural Heritage and Patent Law – Alternatives for the Protection of Traditional Knowledge and Genetic Resources in: Irini Stamatoudi (ed.), Research Handbook on Intellectual Property and Cultural Heritage (Research Handbooks in Intellectual Property), Edward Elgar Publishing, Northampton, MA, USA; Cheltenham, UK 2022, 73–93.

Hilty, Reto M.; Pedro Henrique D. Batista; Suelen Carls, Traditional Knowledge, Databases and Prior Art: Options for an Effective Defensive Use of TK against undue Patent Granting in: Irini Stamatoudi (ed.), Research Handbook on Intellectual Property and Cultural Heritage (Research Handbooks in Intellectual Property), Edward Elgar Publishing, Northampton, MA, USA; Cheltenham, UK 2022, 132–153.

Personen

Betreuung

Dr. Roberto Romandini

Forschungsschwerpunkte

I.1 Innovation

II.1 Technologiegetriebene Märkte

III.3 Internationales Recht

III.4 Interaktion von Rechtsordnungen