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Submits Private Bill in Parliament to protect Traditional Knowledge

MP Shashi Tharoor submits Private Bill in Parliament to protect Traditional Knowledge

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/MP-Shashi-Tharoor-submits-Private-Bill-in-Parliament-to-protect-Traditional-Knowledge/articleshow/55135261.cms 

| | Oct 30, 2016, 12.10 AM IST

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:

 Spearheading the cause of Traditional Knowledge (TK) protection by taking up the recommendations of scientists from Kerala, Member of Parliament (MP) Shashi Tharoor has submitted a Private Bill in Parliament to protect TK and is under consideration in the Parliament. This comes after Political leaders of Kerala cutting across political barriers had pledged their support to push for TK Bill in the Parliament, following scientists concern to check bio piracy.

"We have a wealth of Traditional Knowledge (TK) in our country, but no means of protecting it, regulating its applications or ensuring it's not wrongly exploited. My Bill seeks to recognise TK and protect it in all our interests," MP Shashi Tharoor told TOI, after submitting the Private Bill in Parliament to protect TK.

The TK Bill which is submitted to the Parliament shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may issue, by notification in the Official Gazette. Once passed by the Parliament, it will be called the Protection of Indian Traditional Knowledge Act -2016 and it will extend to the whole of India.

The Bill defines Traditional knowledge' (TK) as knowledge and expression of culture, which may subsist in codified or oral or other forms, whether publically available or not, that is dynamic and evolving and is passed on from generation to generation. It is associated with groups who are maintaining, practicing or developing it in traditional cultural context, and includes know-how, skills, innovations, practices, learning, medicinal preparations, method of treatment, literature, music, art forms, designs and marks, provided that this shall not include any TK covered by any law for the time being in force passed by the Indian parliament. It also calls for providing TK preservation, promotion, management and to check unauthorized commercial exploitation.

Scientists from Kerala had indicated that TK protection has to be ensured to check bio-piracy. They too had indicated that TK refers to the knowledge passed on since generations, innovations, tribal herbal cures, unique agricultural practises and native culture.

Behind the scene, a senior scientist on IPR management Praveen Raj from CSIR- National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST) here had consistently taken up the cause of TK protection by inspiring and guiding Tharoor in drafting the TK Bill. In a first, he had reiterated to protect TK separately and not to include it under Intellectual Property Rights (IPR).

"TK protection has to be in-situ, in the place of its origin, retaining its originality and geographical protection and need not be included in the IPR folder. TK protection can be ensured by the State with rights for the original holder by creating `Knowledge Commons' with those holding their rights under a Commons License," Praveen Raj told TOI. The right holders shall permit others to use knowledge in their possession for non-commercial purposes. However, path-breaking discoveries need not be listed under Commons and can be separately patented, he said.

He had already made a plea to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to introduce TK Protection Law based on the Kerala IPR policy 2008. The CM's office had sent the file to Chief Secretary and from there it was forwarded to Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE). KSCSTE officials had stated the Kerala IPR Policy and draft TK bill was formulated by the Law department and the proposed TK Protection Act comes under the purview of Law department.

The LDF government in 2008 had announced the IPR policy and placed in the legislative assembly. Later, the UDF led government had constituted a committee which had released a draft TK Protection Rules on July 1 2014. Earlier, Law secretary BG Harindranath told TOI that TK protection comes under IPR and Patents Act of the Centre and the legislation forms part of the Central list. "As per the Constitution, the state has no legislative competence to introduce the TK bill. Only the Parliament can introduce that," he said.

Finance Minister Thomas Isaac had assured the state government support in introducing a legislation for TK protection. Congress MLA VD Satheesan has also assured to take up the call for a proper legislation to protect TK. MLA VD Satheesan told TOI that many are unaware of the need to protect TK, despite the fact that Kerala is rich in TK particularly the herbal cures with its biodiversity hotspot in the Western Ghats.
 
 
 

Nature’s treasure: Protect traditional knowledge

DECCAN CHRONICLE. | SABLOO THOMAS
Published Oct 21, 2016, 1:03 am IST
Updated Oct 21, 2016, 7:07 am IST
 
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/health-and-wellbeing/211016/natures-treasure-protect-traditional-knowledge.html
 
Experts ask state to act as a repository and take actions to shun commercial exploits
 
Thiruvananthapuram: How to protect the traditional knowledge of a community or a region has been a long-debated topic on which  there has been no consensus. The centre and the state have been reluctant to enact a law in this regard, but experts say that traditional knowledge should remain with the state. If traditional knowledge remains in the domains of individuals, community or trusts, commercial interests may exploit it, they say. Traditional knowledge refers to the systems, practices and  innovations  of indigenous and local communities  gained through centuries of experience and adapted to the local culture and environment.
Mr  R.S. Praveen Raj, senior scientist,  CSIR-National Institute of Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST),  told Deccan Chronicle that any attempt to codify community-held traditional knowledge (TK)  in the form of Traditional Knowledge Digital Libraries (TKDL) would be a gross injustice to those communities.  Sharing the  knowledge  with patent offices  would affect the livelihood of traditional knowledge practitioners. “At the same time, we should be careful in creating ‘registrable’ rights on TK, including traditional medicine practices, and classifying TK under the Intellectual Property Rights, which are  exclusive rights operating like a monopoly in practice,” Mr Raj said.

Any developments made by the use of TK obtained under this license are added to the ‘knowledge commons’ making them accessible to all.   A ‘Traditional Knowledge Docketing System (TKDS)’ should be created instead of registers to indicate the location where the traditional knowledge is available, the community that possesses it, and a short description of the nature of TK and the community protocol if any,” Mr Raj said.
The communities should be empowered to take appropriate intellectual property rights on the innovations made by them and to negotiate with the potential customers by forming societies or trusts of their own.  “Therefore,  the ultimate aim of the legislation is not to protect the financial interests of the TK-holders but to benefit society at large, as is the case with the fundamental concept of patents,” Mr Raj said.
Meet to focus on knowledge bill
The second international seminar on health, human rights and intellectual property rights will be held at the Centre for Human Rights, Ernakulam Medical College,  from Friday to Sunday. Eminent personalities will participate in the seminar being jointly organised by the Centre for Human Rights (CHR), Centre for Health Law and Policy (CHLP) and Centre for Intellectual Property Rights (CIPR) under the aegis of the National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi.  
The meeting assumes  significance as the   state government has kept on the back burner the draft Bill on the protection and management of traditional knowledge (TK), while  experts have cautioned against creating monopoly rights on TK and classifying it under intellectual property rights. The  Bill prepared by a six-member committee headed by Dr. N.S. Gopalakrishnan, director, Inter-University Centre for IPR Studies, CUSAT, had proposed the constitution of people’s trusts for the protection of TK at the panchayat and district level on the lines of the biodiversity management committees. The Bill has been  pending with the law department for a long time. Recently,  Mr Shashi Tharoor, MP, had urged the union government to bring in a traditional knowledge Bill. However, the centre has not responded  to the request.
The principal speakers at  the conference include Justice Kemal Pasha,  judge of the Kerala High Court, Dr . Carlos M. Correa, director of the Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies on Industrial Property and Economics, University of Buenos Aires, Dr . John Ouma Mugabe, professor of science and innovation policy at the Graduate School of Technology Management,  Dr . Ghazala Javed  who  represents the Ministry of AYUSH in  inter- governmental committee meetings on traditional knowledge, traditional cultural expressions and genetic resources at WIPO, Geneva, Mwania  Kioko Nzuki,  member of  Kenya national science, technology and innovation awards committee, Thirunarayanan Thirumalai, head of the Public Health Initiatives at the Centre for Traditional Medicine and Research and Dr  Roshan Yedery, head of intellectual property rights section of the National Innovation Foundation.
 

 Convention on Biological Diversity

Traditional Knowledge

Documents

Community Protocols under the Nagoya Protocol. Customary Sustainable Use (CSU) of Biological Diversity: Indicators on Traditional Knowledge (TK) and CSU including Community-Based Monitoring and Information Systems (CBMIS):

SOURCE:  https://www.cbd.int/tk/cb/trainingprogramme/international/documents.shtml

 Traditional Knowledge PORTAL

https://www.cbd.int/tk/about.shtml

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National Press Coverage

 TKDL in Media in 2016

1.   Dec 09, 2016 Business Standard -  More than 3 lakh formulations from the texts of AYUSH System have been digitilized under TKDL:ShripadYesso Naik


TKDL in Media in 2015
1.   Sep 18, 2015 Popcorn Law-India -  Indian Goverment Doing the Gyana Asana
2.   Sep 10, 2015 Mondaq -  India:Balming Foreign Wounds with Traditional Knowledge
3.   Aug 22, 2015 Sinapse -  Intellectual Property:CSIR-TKDL-A Juggernaut Story
4.   Aug 06, 2015 IndiaTV -  India thwarts British firm's bid to patent hair loss formula
5.   Aug 04, 2015 The Hindustan(Hindi) -  यूरोप में हल्दी, ग्रीन टी पर पेटेन्ट की कोशिश विफ़ल
6.   Aug 03, 2015 The Hindu -  India foils U.K. firm's bid to patent Ayurvedic mix
7.   Aug 03, 2015 Air World Service -  India foils UK Company's Bid to patent use of turmeric, pine bark & tea
8.   Aug 03, 2015 ZEENEWS.COM -  India thwarts British firm's bid to patent hair loss formula
9.   Aug 03, 2015 The New Indian Express -  India Foils UK's Bid to Patent Use of Turmeric for Treating Hair Loss
10.   Aug 03, 2015 The Siasat Daily -  INDIA FOILS UK CO'S BID TO PATENT AYURVEDIC MIX FOR HAIR LOSS
11.   Aug 03, 2015 PuneMirror -  Herbal home remedies now spared patent
12.   Aug 03, 2015 TheHealthSite -  India prevents Britain from patenting Ayurvedic hair loss treatment
13.   Aug 03, 2015 MedIndia -  India Prevents UK Company From Patenting Traditional Hair Loss Formula
14.   Aug 03, 2015 MF Monitor -  India Foils UK Company's Bid to Patent Turmeric, Pine Bark & Tea for Treating Hair Loss
15.   Aug 03, 2015 DDN -  India foils UK company's bid to patent Ayurvedic hair loss treatment
16.   Aug 03, 2015 DeshGujarat -  India thwarts British firm's bid to patent hair loss formula
17.   Aug 03, 2015 domain-b.com -  India thwarts UK firm's bid to patent compound of turmeric, pine bark & tea for treating hair loss
18.   Aug 03, 2015 ETHealthworld -  India wins patent war on hair loss formula
19.   Aug 03, 2015 The Financial Express -  India foils UK company's bid to patent use of turmeric, pine bark and tea for treating hair loss
20.   Aug 03, 2015 Focus News -  India Stops UK Firm's Attempt To Patent Ayurvedic Hair Loss Mix
21.   Aug 03, 2015 General Knowledge Today -  India foils UK Company's bid to patent its traditional knowledge for treating hair loss
22.   Aug 03, 2015 Livemint.com -  CSIR prevents UK company from patenting ancient hair loss formula
23.   Aug 02, 2015 Navbhart Times(India) -  झडते बालो के फ़ोर्म्युले पर भारत ने जीता पेटेन्ट् वार
24.   Aug 02, 2015 Press Trust of India -  India Foils Company's Bid to Patent Use of Turmeric, Pine Bark & Tea for Treating Hair Loss
25.   Aug 02, 2015 The Economic Times -  India foils UK dermaceutical company's bid to patent ayurvedic mix for hair loss
26.   Aug 02, 2015 Business Standard -  India foils UK co's bid to patent ayurvedic mix for hair loss
27.   Aug 02, 2015 Newkerala.com -  India foils UK company's bid to patent use of turmeric, pine bark and tea for treating hair loss
28.   Aug 02, 2015 Eastcoastdaily.in -  India wins patent war on traditional medicine formula against global giants
29.   Aug 02, 2015 DNA -  India stops UK company from patenting hair loss formula
30.   Aug 02, 2015 Orissadairy.com -  India Foils UK Company's Bid to Patent Use of Turmeric, Pine Bark & Tea for Treating Hair Loss
31.   Aug 02, 2015 Can-India -  India foils UK company's bid to patent use of turmeric, pine bark and tea for treating hair loss
32.   Aug 02, 2015 The Times of india (Kochi) -  India blocks move by UK lab to patent anti-hair loss formula
( Delhi  Ahmedabad  Bangalore  Chennai  Hyderabad  Jaipur  Kolkata  Lucknow  Mumbai  Pune  )
33.   Jul 17, 2015 The Free Press (Mumbai) -  India foils Colgate's bid to patent traditional mouthwash
( Indore  Bhopal  )
34.   Jul 16, 2015 Business Standard -  India foils firm's bid to patent traditional mouthwash formula .
35.   Jul 16, 2015 The Economic Times -  India foils Colgate-Palmolive's bid to patent traditional mouthwash formula
36.   Jul 16, 2015 Can-India -  India foils Colgate's bid to patent nutmeg mouthwash
37.   Jul 16, 2015 OdishaSunTimes.com -  India foils Colgate's bid to patent nutmeg mouthwash
38.   Jul 16, 2015 Sakshipost -  COLGATE DENIED PATENT ON MOUTH WASH FORMULA
39.   Jul 16, 2015 The Economy Lead -  India foils Colgate's bid to patent nutmeg mouthwash
40.   Jul 16, 2015 The Hindu Business Line -  Colgate's mouthwash patent foiled
41.   Apr 23, 2015 Hindustan Times -  India foils Colgate-Palmolive bid to patent nutmeg mouthwash
( Gurgaon  Lucknow  Mumbai  )


TKDL in Media in 2014
1.   Dec 04, 2014 The Times of India (Delhi) -  PIRATES OF THE PATENTS
2.   Nov 04, 2014 The Economics Times(New Delhi) -  Govt Objects to German Co Using Khadi Trademark
( Mumbai  Bengaluru  Kolkata  )
3.   Sep 15, 2014 Hindustan times(Indore) -  India foils US firm's bid to patent lotus to treat obesity
( Bhopal  Jaipur  )
4.   Sep 14, 2014 Hindustan Times (Lucknow) -  India foils US firm's bid to patent lotus
5.   Sep 14, 2014 Hindustan Times (New Delhi) -  India foils US firm's bid to patent lotus to treat obesity
( Kolkata  Gurgaon  Chandigarh  )


TKDL in Media in 2013
1.   Dec 15, 2013 General Knowledge Today -  Articles from General Knowledge Today
2.   Jan 28, 2013 Hindustan Times -  India foils US firm bid to patent turmeric


TKDL in Media in 2012
1.   Dec 24, 2012 Hindustan Times -  India thwarts US company bid to patent pomegranate
2.   Nov 04, 2012 Business Standard -  India's patent fix
3.   Oct 27, 2012 The Times of India (Pune) -  Government scraps patent for jamun-based diabetes drug
( Bangalore  Kolkata  Lucknow  Jaipur  New Delhi  Chennai  Ahmedabad  Kochi  Mumbai  )
4.   Oct 18, 2012 Hindustan Times -  India fights to protect its traditional home remedies
5.   Oct 17, 2012 Times Of India (Hyderabad) -  PM announces $50m for biodiversity protection
6.   Oct 17, 2012 Business Standard -  India May win Patent claims Due to Knowledge Library ,Says PM
7.   Oct 16, 2012 PMI -  PM's remarks at the inauguration of the High Level Segment of the 11th CoP to the Convention on Biological Diversity
8.   Oct 16, 2012 The Economic Times -  India May win Patent claims Due to Traditional Knowledge Digital Library :Manmohan Singh
9.   Oct 15, 2012 The Hindu -  Protecting india's traditional knowledge
10.   Oct 12, 2012 PharmaBiz  -  Department of Ayush's 'Arogya 2012' inaugurated in Hyderabad
11.   Oct 01, 2012 Down To Earth -  Safeguarding ancient wisdom
12.   Aug 11, 2012 The Financial Express -  India seeks to weed out patents infringing traditional knowledge
13.   Jun 05, 2012 The Economic Times -  A mission to defend traditional knowledge
14.   Jun 05, 2012 The Times of India(Delhi) -  A mission to defend traditional knowledge
( Banglore  Chennai  Kolkata  Pune  )
15.   Mar 03, 2012 The Times of India(Hyderabad) -  India foils Swiss MNC's bio-piracy bid
( Delhi  Kochi  Kolkata  Pune  )
16.   Jan 17, 2012 PIB -  Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) - A Model to Protect Traditional Knowledge
17.   Jan 14, 2012 The Times of India(The Crest Edition) -  Patent Advantage
18.   Jan 04, 2012 The Times of India(Ahmedabad) -  India foils British pharma firm's bid to patent ginger
( Bangalore  Chennai  Delhi  Hyderabad  Jaipur  Kolkata  Lucknow  Mumbai  Pune  )


TKDL in Media in 2011
1.   Aug 13, 2011 The Times of India(Banglore) -  Government investing big in yoga studies
2.   Aug 12, 2011 PIB -  Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) - An Effective and Novel Tool for Protection of India's Traditional Knowledge Against Bio-Piracy
3.   Apr 21, 2011 Hindustan -  आस्ट्रेलिया को एलोवेरा हथियाने से रोका
4.   Apr 05, 2011 Spicy IP -  'Lawyers prevent open access to the TKDL'
5.   Apr 01, 2011 SciDev -  India to make some traditional knowledge free access
6.   Mar 31, 2011 Tehelka -  India begins long fight to protect its patents
7.   Mar 29, 2011 PIB -  Anand Sharma Chairs Consultative Committee of parliament on challenges in IPR-Internationsl and Domestic
8.   Mar 28, 2011 ABC Live -  WIPO Tries to Judge India's Traditional Knowledge Digital Library Success
9.   Mar 28, 2011 Business Standard -  35 nations want to emulate india's digital library model
10.   Mar 25, 2011 INDIA BLOOMS -  UN forum aims to save traditional medicine
11.   Mar 25, 2011 iP Frontline -  International Conference concludes TKDL Can Prevent Misappropriation and Fuel Innovation
12.   Mar 25, 2011 News Blaze -  UN forum Highlights the need to save Traditional Medicines from 'Bio-Piracy'
13.   Mar 25, 2011 ipbrief -  India's Digital Library of Traditional Knowledge -a New Tool in Protecting Indigenous Rights
14.   Mar 25, 2011 SINAPSE -  WIPO to organize Traditional Knowledge meet in india
15.   Mar 25, 2011 taxindia -  Traditional Knowledge: UN praises India's Digital Library; WIPO calls it path-breaking
16.   Mar 25, 2011 LiveNewsIndia -  Saving normal medicines from 'bio-piracy' patents a idea of UN forum
17.   Mar 24, 2011 TKBulletin -  International conference concludes TKDL Can Prevent Misappropriation and Fuel Innovation
18.   Mar 24, 2011 Managing Patents -  Japan and New Zealand to use india's Traditional Knowledge
19.   Mar 24, 2011 UN News -  Saving traditional medicines from 'bio-piracy' patents the goal of UN forum
20.   Mar 24, 2011 agpnews -  International Conference concludes TKDL Can Prevent Misappropriation and Fuel Innovation
21.   Mar 24, 2011 OHIM -  India takes lead on "traditional knowledge" protection
22.   Mar 23, 2011 Hindustan -  आयुर्वेद से तैयार होंगी एलोपैथी दवाएं
23.   Mar 23, 2011 Topix -  TKDL-Livelihood of Large population in world
24.   Mar 23, 2011 INDIA TODAY -  Indian Scientists foil UK firm's plant to patent bhang
25.   Mar 23, 2011 SCIENCE BUSINESS -  India to spread its method of barring patents based on traditional knowledge
26.   Mar 23, 2011 Financial Express -  India to help world protect ancient medicines
27.   Mar 22, 2011 IBN Live -  Willing to share TKDL model to protect traditional knowledge
28.   Mar 22, 2011 IISD -  WIPO,India hold meeting on Traditional Knowledge Digital Library
29.   Mar 22, 2011 PIB -  "TKDL-Livelihood of Large Population in World India Equipped to Protect More than Two lakh Formulations Under TKDL: Bansal"
30.   Mar 22, 2011 ipFrontline -  WIPo and India Partner to Protect Traditional Knowledge from misappropriation
31.   Mar 22, 2011 msn News -  India to showcase mission to protect traditional knowledge
32.   Mar 22, 2011 INDIA Education Diary -  International conference on "Utilization of Traditional Knowledge Digital Library
33.   Mar 22, 2011 TK Bulletin -  WIPO and India partner to protect Traditional Knowledge from misappropriation
34.   Mar 22, 2011 Business Line -  India equipped to protect over 2 lakh formulations under Traditional Knowledge Digital Library
35.   Mar 21, 2011 newkerala.com -  international conference on utilization of TKDL Kicks off tomorrow
36.   Mar 21, 2011 PIB -  Protection of Traditional Knowledge by utilization of TKDL
37.   Mar 21, 2011 Yahoo News -  International Conference on Utilization of TKDL kicks off tomorrow
38.   Mar 21, 2011 India Gazette -  Seminar on Prevention of bio-piracy begins Tuesday
39.   Mar 21, 2011 New Delhi.Net -  International conference on Utilization of TKDL Kicks off tomorrow
40.   Mar 21, 2011 NEWSTRACK -  International conference on Utilization of TKDL Kicks off tomorrow
41.   Feb 06, 2011 The Times of India(Chennai) -  No one claim Copyright on Yoga:Govt
( Ahemedabad  Bangalore  Calcutta  Delhi  Hyderabad  Lucknow  Mumbai  Pune  )


TKDL in Media in 2010
1.   Oct 31, 2010 Hindustan Times -  Old knowledge to get India money
2.   Oct 18, 2010 Hindustan -  बंगाली चने मे छुपा है मोटापे का उपचार
3.   Aug 09, 2010 Hindustan -  अब पुदीने का पेटेंट
4.   Aug 07, 2010 Times Of India -  It's official:India foiled China's bid to patent pudina
5.   Aug 06, 2010 Hindustan Times -  India wins patent dispute against China for flu medicine
6.   Aug 06, 2010 PIB -  Patent of Pudina and Kalmegha
7.   Jul 30, 2010 Navbharat Times -  इडली - डोसे को विदेशी पेटंट से बचाएगी डिजिटल लाइब्रेरी
8.   Jul 27, 2010 The Economic Times -  Digital Library on Traditional Knowledge to get bigger
9.   Jul 21, 2010 Navbharat Times -  डिजिटल लाइब्रेरी ने बचाए 200 करोड रुपये
10.   Jul 18, 2010 DNA -  Saving Yoga from copyright-mongers
11.   Jul 17, 2010 Navbharat Times -  ब्राह्मी, अश्वगन्धा पर भी थी कब्जे की तैयारी
12.   Jul 02, 2010 The Times of India(Delhi) -  India foils Danish firm's bio piracy bid
( Chennai  Hyderabad  Jaipur  Lucknow  Mumbai  Pune  )
13.   Jul 02, 2010 Hindustan -  पराया होते होते बचा कमल
14.   Jun 28, 2010 Dainik Jagran -  अमेरिका में योग पर 150 से ज्यादा पेटेंट
15.   Jun 28, 2010 Navbharat Times -  भारतीय नही अमेरिकी योग आसन
16.   Jun 24, 2010 The Times of India (Delhi) -  India foils Chinese bid to patent 'pudina'
( Ahmedabad  Banglore  Chennai  Hyderabad  Jaipur  Kolkata  Lucknow  Mumbai  Pune  )
17.   Jun 14, 2010 The Positive Report -  India Documents 900 Yoga Poses to Block Patents
18.   Jun 07, 2010 Yahoo.com -  India to patent yoga Asanas
19.   Jun 07, 2010 Hindustan -  नौ सौ आसनो का पैटैंट कराएगा भारत
20.   Jun 07, 2010 Hindustan times -  India to patent yoga Asanas
21.   May 24, 2010 Business Standard -  India wants legally binding treaty for sharing bio resources
22.   May 23, 2010 The Economic Times -  India keen to play lead role in nagoya market
23.   May 23, 2010 The Economic Times -  Many Species ,one planet ,one future
24.   May 22, 2010 Daily India -  Jairam ramesh calls for convergence on reducing biodiversity loss
25.   May 10, 2010 PIB -  Know instances of patenting on the UES of Medicinal plants in India
26.   May 07, 2010 Indian Weekender -  Ayurveda digitised to prevent bio-piracy
27.   May 07, 2010 Times Of India -  Talking shop on Biodiversity
28.   May 07, 2010 Indian Weekender -  TKDL stops patent on Withania somnifera
29.   May 04, 2010 MEDIANAMA -  India Partners With US And UK to Protect Its Traditional Knowledge And Prevent Bio-Piracy
30.   May 01, 2010 Financial Express -  Knowledge library wards off European patents
31.   May 01, 2010 Yahoo India -  Knowledge library wards off European patents
32.   May 01, 2010 Yahoo India -  India fights patent claims on traditional remedies
33.   Apr 29, 2010 Domain-b.com -  India blocks bids to patent 'pista', 'kharbooza' products news
34.   Apr 29, 2010 The Hindu -  Indian systems of medicine: decline in patent claims reported
35.   Apr 29, 2010 The Pioneer -  India joins hands with UK, US to protect traditional knowledge
36.   Apr 29, 2010 DNA -  To stop patent fights, India gives US, UK access to database
37.   Apr 28, 2010 Live Mint -  CSIR wing objects to Avesthagen patent claim
38.   Apr 28, 2010 NetIndia123 -  India, US, UK collaborate to prevent Bio-piracy
39.   Apr 28, 2010 Zeebiz.com -  India stalls bid to patent 36 indigenous vegetables
40.   Apr 28, 2010 PIB -  India partners with US and UK to protect its Traditional Knowledge and prevent Bio-Piracy
41.   Apr 27, 2010 Deccan Herald -  India's IPR policy: Being egalitarian or foolhardy?
42.   Apr 27, 2010 Press Trust of India -  EPO rejects 15 patent applications for bio-piracy
43.   Apr 27, 2010 INDIA edunews.net -  India ropes in US, UK to protect traditional knowledge
44.   Apr 27, 2010 Hindustan (Hindi) -  पंद्रह दवाओं का पैटैंट आवेदन खारिज
45.   Apr 27, 2010 The Telegraph -  Old books block drug patents
46.   Apr 27, 2010 Mail Today -  Pistachio and melon wont be patented in Europe
47.   Apr 27, 2010 India Vision -  India ropes in US, UK to protect traditional knowledge
48.   Apr 26, 2010 Yahoo India -  EPO rejects 15 patent applications for bio-piracy
49.   Apr 26, 2010 Thaindian -  India ropes in US, UK to protect traditional knowledge
50.   Apr 26, 2010 Zeenews.com -  India ropes in US, UK to protect traditional knowledge
51.   Apr 26, 2010 Health -  India ropes in US, UK to protect traditional knowledge
52.   Apr 26, 2010 Rediff Business -  Bio-piracy: India wins case against 15 patents
53.   Apr 26, 2010 Deccanchronicle -  EPO rejects 15 patent applications for bio-piracy
54.   Mar 27, 2010 Times Of India -  Ashwagandha Case - India beats back US firm's bid to patent Ashwagandha formulations
55.   Jan 19, 2010 Deccan Herald -  The loss of biodiversity has to be stopped
56.   Jan 13, 2010 Lexology -  A shot in the arm for india's traditional knowledge
57.   Jan 05, 2010 The Hindu -  India set to lead effort for binding biodiversity treaty
58.   Jan 05, 2010 The Telegraph -  Biodiversity study with replay whiff
59.   Jan 05, 2010 The Economic Times -  Rich & poor countries now don't agree on biodiversity
60.   Jan 05, 2010 Dainik Jagran -  घरेलू नुस्खे सहेजने के लिए क्षुत ज्ञान का डाक्यूमैंटेशन
61.   Jan 05, 2010 Rediff Business -  India to host 11th COP on biodiversity in 2012
62.   Jan 04, 2010 Yahoo India -  Biopiracy new battleground between rich and poor nations
63.   Jan 04, 2010 Yahoo India -  India documents traditional formulations, yoga postures
64.   Jan 04, 2010 Thaindian -  Biopiracy new battleground between rich and poor nations
65.   Jan 04, 2010 PIB -  India Taking leadership role in Biodiversity conservation


TKDL in Media in 2009
1.   Dec 28, 2009 India Today -  10 Medical Breakthroughs
2.   Dec 26, 2009 GULF Times -  New digital library aims to prevent 'biopiracy'
3.   Dec 18, 2009 indiaserver.com -  Indian Government Digitises Traditional Indian Remedies
4.   Dec 17, 2009 Yahoo -  CSIR doing well in life sciences, says Minister
5.   Dec 15, 2009 Press Release -  Prevention of bio-piracy in the country
6.   Dec 11, 2009 DAWN.COM -  Patenting melon juice? Not if India gets its way...
7.   Dec 11, 2009 Yahoo -  Patenting melon juice? Not if india gets its way...
8.   Dec 10, 2009 AFP -  Patenting melon juice? Not if india gets its way...
9.   Dec 03, 2009 Livestrong.com -  U.S. Patent Office Gains Access to Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) Thursday,
10.   Nov 27, 2009 Managing intellectual Property -  e coverage_mip_Managing Intellectual Property
11.   Nov 25, 2009 ag-ip-news -  India Grants Access to US Patent Examiners for New Traditional Knowledge Search Tool
12.   Nov 25, 2009 Spicy IP -  Indo-US TKDL bilateral, and TK 'possibilities'
13.   Nov 24, 2009 Thailand, ANI -  India, US ink pacts on traditional knowledge, IPR, investment promotion
14.   Nov 24, 2009 Bilaterals.org -  India, US sign pacts on investment promotion, sharing traditional knowledge
15.   Nov 24, 2009 LiveMint.com -  Trivial inventions don't deserve property rights
16.   Nov 24, 2009 Rediff.com -  India, US ink pacts on IPRs
17.   Nov 24, 2009 Yahoo -  India, US ink pacts on traditional knowledge, IPR, investment promotion
18.   Nov 23, 2009 Yahoo -  India, US sign pacts on investment promotion, sharing traditional knowledge
19.   Nov 13, 2009 UN News Centre -  Protecting traditional knowledge among key themes of UN official’s visit to India
20.   Oct 27, 2009 Yahoo -  Pact soon with the US on trade, investment, says Anand Sharma
21.   Oct 27, 2009 The Economic Times -  India, US agree on trade pact framework
22.   Oct 27, 2009 The Economic Times -  Kirk promises to take up Visa issue in US
23.   Sep 24, 2009 Lexology -  India's traditional knowledge digital library (TKDL) becomes handy against the grant of a patent to a Spanish company
24.   Sep 17, 2009 Times of india -  India foil's spanish co's patent bid for vitiliogo cure
25.   Sep 17, 2009 Times Of India -  Antivitiligo Case - India Foils Spanish co's Patent bid for Vitiligo cure
26.   Aug 19, 2009 The Economic Times -  India to ink agreement with USPTO to prevent wrong patents
27.   Aug 07, 2009 Hindustan Times -  Old medicines new patents
28.   Jun 18, 2009 Business standard -  India loses 2000 patents every year in US: Jairam Ramesh
29.   Jun 17, 2009 Rediff.com -  'India loses 2000 patents every year in US'
30.   Apr 24, 2009 The Economic Times -  US seek access to India's traditional knowledge database
31.   Feb 28, 2009 Gather -  India's Bold Move to Protect 200,000 Native Remedies
32.   Feb 22, 2009 The Economic Times -  Yoga piracy: India shows who's the guru
33.   Feb 22, 2009 The Times of India -  Yoga piracy: India shows who's the guru
34.   Feb 10, 2009 The tribune -  A strong dose to check wrong patents
35.   Feb 10, 2009 Times of india -  To curb Copies ,india logs traditional formulations
36.   Feb 10, 2009 Hindustan -  हर साल फिसल रहे हैं आयुर्वेद के दो हजार फॉर्मूले
37.   Feb 10, 2009 Hindustan Times -  India bank on patent power
38.   Feb 10, 2009 Nature -  India protects traditional medicines from piracy
39.   Feb 10, 2009 The Hindu -  India inks agreement with EU patent office
40.   Feb 06, 2009 LiveMint.com -  Ginger can't be patented in Europe now


Earlier Media Coverage
1.   Oct 12, 2008 Indiaonfoot.com -  A Shot in the Arm for Alternative Medicine India on Foot
2.   Apr 04, 2008 rediff.com -  Govt creating database of traditional indian drugs
3.   Apr 04, 2008 The Economic Times -  Govt creating database of traditional Indian drugs
4.   Dec 10, 2007 ip.com -  Traditional Knowledge Digital Library Securing Innovation
5.   Sep 07, 2007 Cell -  From Exotic Spice to Modern Drug ?
6.   Jun 06, 2007 Deccan Herald -  Yoga shlokas to be translated for patent protection
7.   Jun 06, 2007 Sifi -  Yoga shlokas to be translated for patent protection
8.   May 22, 2007 Abc -  Indian Government in Knots Over U.S. Yoga Patents
9.   May 21, 2007 PBS NewsHour -  India works to shield Traditional Knowledge from Modern Patents
10.   Feb 02, 2007 The Guardian Weekly -  From palm leaf to database
11.   Jan 16, 2007 PIB -  Patent -- The Traditional Medicines - A Difficult Task ?
12.   Sep 03, 2006 Intellectual property Watch -  India At The Forefront Of Knowledge Commons Debate
13.   Jul 08, 2006 San francisco chronicle -  Traditional cures get new protection India catalogs ayurvedic treatments to combat their patenting by Western drug companies
14.   Jun 30, 2006 NewKerla.com -  India moves to protect traditional knowledge base
15.   Jun 30, 2006 PharmaBiz.com -  NISCAIR, CSIR and DSIR can sign non-disclosure pact with international patent offices for making TKDL accessible
16.   Jun 30, 2006 The Hindu -  India to sign pacts with patent offices abroad
17.   Jun 30, 2006 The Times of India -  Govt moves to check foreign patents threat
18.   Jun 29, 2006 USATODAY.com -  Yoga copyright raises questions of ownership
19.   May 18, 2006 IBNLive.com -  Yoga may lose Indian essence
20.   May 01, 2006 The Herald -  India Builds Database to stop theft of lore
21.   Apr 17, 2006 BBC -  Neem: India's tree of life
22.   Feb 27, 2006 News Today -  Medicinal plant zone in Tuticorin soon
23.   Feb 17, 2006 PharmaBiz -  Govt. to soon implement proposed amendments to Drugs & Magic Remedies Act
24.   Feb 09, 2006 The Christian Science Monitor -  India's centuries-old traditional knowledge
25.   Feb 01, 2006 Mondaq -  India: Traditional Knowledge as Prior Art
26.   Jan 23, 2006 Business standard -  Patents slip out as India nurses data
27.   Jan 23, 2006 rediff.com -  Patents slip out as India nurses data
28.   Jan 23, 2006 Silicon India -  Patents slip out as India nurses data
29.   Jan 16, 2006 Development Gateway -  Culture and Development
30.   Jan 15, 2006 San francisco chronicle -  India folk remedies protected from piracy by drug companies
31.   Jan 10, 2006 Sippi -  Traditional Knowledge Digital library seeks to prevent biopiracy
32.   Jan 10, 2006 Business standard -  New-age library set to protect age-old yoga knowledge
33.   Jan 08, 2006 Washingtonpost.com -  India Digitizes Age-Old Wisdom
34.   Jan 07, 2006 Zee news -  Think twice before patenting yoga poses, TKDL is here
35.   Dec 28, 2005 I/P UPDATES -  India Launches Traditional Knowledge Database
36.   Dec 27, 2005 MercuryNews.com -  india Acts to stop theft of traditional knowledge
37.   Dec 27, 2005 Ventura Contry star -  India creates Database to halttheft of cultural knowledge
38.   Dec 26, 2005 GlobeAndMail.com -  India creates Database to halt theft of lore
39.   Dec 24, 2005 Victoria Advocate -  India Builds Database to stop theft of lore
40.   Dec 24, 2005 Houston Chronicle -  India Securing Medicinal lore
41.   Dec 24, 2005 Ministerio Das Relacoes Exteriores -  India leads efforts to protect folk cures from exploitation
42.   Dec 24, 2005 Organic Consumers Association -  India stopping theft of ancient knowledge
43.   Dec 24, 2005 detnews.com -  India Builds Database to stop theft of lore
44.   Dec 24, 2005 EINNEWS -  Handsoff-india defends its ancient lore
45.   Dec 24, 2005 The News Tribune -  India Builds Database to stop theft of lore
46.   Dec 24, 2005 North Jersey -  India Builds Database to stop theft of lore
47.   Dec 24, 2005 The Orange Country Register -  India Securing Medicinal lore
48.   Dec 24, 2005 Seattle Times Nation -  India leads efforts to protect folk cures from exploitation
49.   Dec 24, 2005 Sounding Circle -  India stopping theft of ancient knowledge
50.   Dec 24, 2005 The st.Petersburg times -  High-Tech guard ancient lore
51.   Dec 24, 2005 t r u t h o u t -  India stopping theft of ancient knowledge
52.   Dec 23, 2005 The Conservative Voice -  India Builds Database to stop theft of lore
53.   Dec 23, 2005 Townhall.com -  India Builds Database to stop theft of lore
54.   Dec 23, 2005 ABC -  India Builds Database to stop theft of lore
55.   Dec 23, 2005 Bradenton -  Indian Builds Database to stop theft of lore
56.   Dec 23, 2005 WTOP -  India Builds Database to stop theft of lore
57.   Dec 23, 2005 Yahoo -  India Builds Database to stop theft of lore
58.   Dec 23, 2005 North Country Times -  India Builds Database to stop theft of lore
59.   Dec 23, 2005 Business Week -  India Builds Database to stop theft of lore
60.   Dec 19, 2005 The Wall street Journal -  India to WTO : help us Protect herbs, Tea , Yoga
61.   Dec 15, 2005 Sepp Hasslberger -  Open Source Medicine : India Digitizes Ayurvedic Knowledge
62.   Dec 13, 2005 World Changing -  India's TKDL
63.   Dec 12, 2005 Guerrilla News Network -  India's Digital library will stop biopiracy
64.   Dec 07, 2005 BBC -  India hits back in 'bio-piracy' battle
65.   Nov 12, 2005 The Hindu Business Line -  AP unveils project to protect IPRs on traditional medicine
66.   Oct 02, 2005 MSN India -  Yoga , Ayurveda being Documented
67.   Sep 18, 2005 London Telegraph -  Traditional Knowledge pirated with copyright
68.   Mar 09, 2005 BBC -  India wins landmark Patent battle
69.   Jan 10, 2005 SCIDevNet -  Digital library to protect indigenous knowledge
70.   Jan 04, 2005 The Financial Express -  Saarc to set up Traditional Knowledge Digital Library
71.   Jun 03, 2002 The Tribune -  Ayurveda For all, Courtesy Net
72.   Feb 19, 2002 BBC -  Patent to protect ancient knowledge
73.   Jan 24, 2001 iprlawindia.org -  Traditional Knowledge Digital Library on anvil
74.   May 11, 2000 BBC -  Neem tree patent revoked.
75.   Mar 23, 1998 India today -  Return of the Colonists
76.   Sep 05, 1997 Inter Press Service -  India-Trade- Patent Denial Boosts Foes of Bio-Piracy

SOURCE: http://www.tkdl.res.in/tkdl/LangDefault/Common/PressCoverage_national.asp 

 

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The Digital Protection of Traditional Knowledge: Questions Raised by the Traditional Knowledge Digital Library in India

http://cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/giswatch-december-9-2016-sunil-abraham-and-vidushi-marda-digital-protection-of-traditional-knowledge-questions-raised-by-traditional-knowledge-digital-library-in-india 

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TKDL to Protect Traditional Knowledge of Indian Medicinal System 

http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=148831

      12-August-2016                                                             PRESS RELEASE

 

Press Information Bureau
Government of India
AYUSH
12-August-2016 17:01 IST
TKDL to Protect Traditional Knowledge of Indian Medicinal System
The Ministry of AYUSH had established Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) in collaboration with Council for Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR). As per the information provided by the CSIR, TKDL consisting of more than 2.90 lakh medicinal formulations of Ayurveda, Unani and Siddha which are available in the public domain, in five international languages namely English, Japanese, French, German and Spanish. To facilitate the protection of country’s traditional knowledge, access of TKDL has been provided to International Patent offices (IPOs) under International Agreement. In addition, pre-grant opposition on patent applications along with prior art evidences from TKDL are submitted on a regular basis.

As per the information provided by the CSIR, the implementing agency of the TKDL project, the total cost incurred on the project is Rs. 20 Crores approximately.

As per the information received from CSIR, till date TKDL has been successful in preventing the grant of wrong patents in 220 cases. For further facilitating the prevention of grant of wrong patents at International Patent Offices (IPOs), International Access Agreements on TKDL have been concluded with United States Patent & Trademark Office, European Patent Office, Canada Patent Office, Germany Patent Office, Japan Patent Office, United Kingdom Patent Office, Australia Patent Office, Malaysia Patent Office, Chile Patent Office and Indian Patent Office.

Apart from bio-piracy, to prevent misappropriation of Yoga, Ministry of AYUSH through Sangeet Natak Akademi (the nodal organization of Ministry of Culture) has filed nomination of Yoga at UNESCO to include Yoga in the representative list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Indian Patent Office had also brought out Guidelines for processing Patent Applications relating to Traditional Knowledge and Biological Material to help Patent examiner to analyze what constitute novelty and inventive step in Traditional Knowledge (TK) related invention. The Biological Diversity Act, 2002 also aims conservation of biological resources, sustainable use of its components and fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising out of the use of biological resources. Further, the Biological Diversity Act, 2002 requires every local body to constitute a Biodiversity Management Committee (BMC) within its area with the objective to prepare People’s Biodiversity Register in consultation with local people. The Register shall contain comprehensive information on availability and knowledge of local biological resources, their medicinal or any other use or any other traditional knowledge associated with them.

This information was given by the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for AYUSH, Shri ShripadYessoNaik in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

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Just 14 private member's bills passed by Parliament till date; the last was in 1970

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Just-14-private-members-bills-passed-by-Parliament-till-date-the-last-was-in-1970/articleshowprint/47046338.cms?null

http://www.prsindia.org/media/articles-citing-prs/only-14-private-members-bills-passed-since-independence-3759/ 

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Introduce private members' Bills

Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business
in
Lok Sabha
 

http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/rules/rulep10.html 

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