El párrafo 19 de la Declaración de Doha hacia Hong Kong: ¿Un paso adelante para el respaldo mutuo entre el Acuerdo sobre los ADPIC y el Convention sobre la Diversidad Biológica?

This research paper examines the push by developing countries to incorporate a mandatory disclosure of origin for biological resources and traditional knowledge into the TRIPS Agreement. This effort aims to prevent the misappropriation of genetic resources and ensure compatibility with the Convention on Biological Diversity (CDB). While there is growing consensus among many developing nations and some support from the European Union and Switzerland, opposition remains from the United States and Japan.

• Developing countries, including Brazil, Cuba, Ecuador, and India, proposed a summary list of issues in March 2004 to increase the TRIPS Agreement's support for the Convention on Biological Diversity (CDB), as mandated by paragraph 19 of the Doha Ministerial Declaration.
• Developing countries have requested that the TRIPS Agreement require patent applicants for biological materials or traditional knowledge to provide: 1) disclosure of the source and country of origin of the biological resource and traditional knowledge used; and 2) evidence of prior informed consent and fair and equitable benefit-sharing according to the origin country's national regime.
• The proposal for disclosure of origin received support from Zimbabwe, China, South Africa, and Kenya, and general support from the European Union, while the United States and Japan maintained their opposition.
• Switzerland proposed that the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) within the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) recognize the right of countries to require disclosure of the source of biological resources and traditional knowledge, and is considering modifying its own national patent law to include this requirement.

APA

Oliva, M. J. (n.d.). El párrafo 19 de la Declaración de Doha hacia Hong Kong: ¿Un paso adelante para el respaldo mutuo entre el Acuerdo sobre los ADPIC y el Convention sobre la Diversidad Biológica? Center for International Environmental Law. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/PUENTES_OLIVA_Articulo1104.pdf

Chicago

Oliva, María Julia. El párrafo 19 de la Declaración de Doha hacia Hong Kong: ¿Un paso adelante para el respaldo mutuo entre el Acuerdo sobre los ADPIC y el Convention sobre la Diversidad Biológica? Center for International Environmental Law, n.d. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/PUENTES_OLIVA_Articulo1104.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{olivandprrafo, author = {Oliva, María Julia}, title = {{El párrafo 19 de la Declaración de Doha hacia Hong Kong: ¿Un paso adelante para el respaldo mutuo entre el Acuerdo sobre los ADPIC y el Convention sobre la Diversidad Biológica?}}, institution = {Center for International Environmental Law}, url = {https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/PUENTES_OLIVA_Articulo1104.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }