유전자원 및 전통지식의 보호와 지식재산권에 관한 연구

Abstract

The traditional knowledge 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 bio-diversity. On the other hand, advocates for conventional intellectual property systems argue that intellectual property rights create effective incentives for innovative use of bio-diversity, which in turn creates profits on which innovators can draw in negotiating benefit-sharing arrangements with the holders of traditional knowledge and bio-diversity. Nowadays, the implications of conventional intellectual property systems for traditional knowledge and bio-diversity have been the subject of a polarized international debate. This article has sought to suggest how intellectual property system could be a tool to protect traditional knowledge.