Abstract
Traditional Knowledge and Indigenous Knowledge are the two concepts under intellectual property which in the present context is of major concern of intellectual property law. Since, the term traditional knowledge and indigenous knowledge are quite often used interchangeably but failing to understand at times that they do not carry the same meaning it may lead to confusion. Sothis paper in general clarifies the distinction between these two concepts of intellectual property highlighting the importance of traditional knowledge. The paper attempts to discuss the areas of scope and significance of traditional knowledge. Furthermore, this paper highlights the impact of failure of registering the traditional knowledge as a patent leading to infringement of violation of intellectual property rights. The paper in conclusion opines that the ongoing debate of need of national and international actions for the protection of traditional knowledge and preservation of the nation's intellectual property should be the interest of all nations.
Highlights
Traditional knowledge (TK) is not limited to only any specific field of technology or the arts
The every branch of human knowledge which is open to inquiry by traditional methods- medicinal and herbal, agricultural and ecological, technological, cultural, literary and artistic knowledge of indigenous communitiesand which are generally transmitted orally across generations are called TK∗1
Indigenous Knowledge (IK) is the technical, artistic, cultural and ecological knowledge owned by indigenous people
Summary
All manuscripts should be original and should not be simultaneously considered by any other publication. Coauthorship to a maximum of three authors is permitted except in special cases. The Journal accepts manuscripts for publication on a rolling basis throughout the year and the last date for submission for the Issue is May 31st 2018. Submissions made thereafter shall be considered for publication in the issue
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