The traditional knowledge("TK") and practices of indigenous and local communities that are developed and passed on through traditional culture are closely linked to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. But there is no protection for the traditional knowledge obtained by indigenous or local communities, usually from developing countries, through collective processes that may have taken even centuries. Advocates for conventional intellectual property systems argue that intellectual property rights create effective incentives for innovative use of biodiversity, which in turn creates profits on which innovators can draw in negotiating benefit-sharing arrangements with the holders of traditional knowledge and biodiversity. Nowadays, the implications of conventional intellectual property systems for traditional knowledge and biodiversity have been the subject of a polarized international debate. Traditional knowledge includes a vast and complex amount of manifestations. This article, nonetheless, will deal exclusively with TK related to genetic resources. Its protection from the perspective of the framework of multilateral treaties, the possible protection through existing intellectual property rights and the search for an alternative solution. This article has sought to suggest how Intellectual Property system could be a tool to protect traditional knowledge.
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I. 서 II. 전통지식이란 무엇인가 1. 전통지 식의 정의 2. 전통지식의 가치와 보호의 필요성 III. 전통지식과 국제조약 1. WTO-TRIPS 협정 2. Convention on Biodiversity IV. 전통지식과 지적재산 1. 서 2. 적극적 보호 3. 소극적 보호 V. 전통지식 의 보호방안 검토 1. 시장해결 접근방법 2. 현행법 개정 접근방법 3. 독자적 보호방법에 의한 보호 VI. 결 참고문헌 Abstract
본 학회는 지식재산 및 관련 제도(특허, 실용신안, 상표, 디자인, 영업비밀, 저작권, 반도체칩, 컴퓨터프로그램, 데이터베이스, 디지털콘텐츠 등)에 관한 국내외 이론과 실무에 대한 연구를 촉진하여 지식재산분야의 학문간 융합발전과 국제적 유대를 강화하고, 지식재산에 관한 지식을 보급하여 인적 네트워크 구축과 정책제언을 추진하며 이를 통해 국가발전에 이바지하는 것을 목적으로 한다.