Marin Genetic Resources in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction is a Subject in Intellectual Property Rights

Environmental Impact Assessment in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction

The destructive effects of activities such as illegal and unreported fishing, pollution of the marine environment and resource exploitation have led to increasing concern for the health of the oceans. Nowadays, human activity in the seas is not limited to areas under national jurisdiction but extends to areas beyond national jurisdiction, in addition , science and technology cause to emerge new...

Ocean in peril: reforming the management of global ocean living resources in areas beyond national jurisdiction.

This article presents the outcome of research aimed at assisting governments in meeting their commitments and legal obligations for sustainable fisheries, based on increasing evidence that global fisheries are in crisis. The article assesses the effectiveness of the existing legal and institutional framework for high seas living resources. It focuses on: (1) the role of regional fisheries manag...

Bibliography on Access to Plant Genetic Resources and Intellectual Property Rights International Plant Genetic Resources Institute

Curriculum, intellectual property rights and open educational resources in British universities - and beyond

Is the curriculum in British universities being influenced by decisions about ownership of intellectual property rights (IPR) in 'open educational resources' (OERs) that are available online under Creative Commons licenses, free of charge? This paper provides the context for, describes and analyses three significant examples in British higher education where OERs are being created for use by ac...

Managerial Approaches to Support Intellectual Property Rights in Museums

Some of the cultural works which are considered as cultural heritage, regardless of their antiquity and precedence, are simultaneously subject of the legal systems of intellectual property rights and cultural heritage law. This situation can lead to a conflict of interest between private ownership and public law which, in turn, may create many problems for the management of cultural heritage wh...

Intellectual Property Rights in Nanotechnology

Intellectual property rights are essential in today’s technology-driven age. Building a strategic IP portfolio is economically important from both an offensive and defensive standpoint. Applicable areas in Nanotechnology to which intellectual property rights can apply are presented. Some challenging issues surrounding the acquisition of IP rights in Nanotechnology are also presented. The Import...