Svalöf Consulting

Genetic Resources and Intellectual Property Rights


Duration: Phase 1: May 2010 Phase 2: Nov 2010	Location: Phase 1: Alnarp, Stockholm Uppsala, Sweden Phase 2: To be decided	Information: Download here
Target Region: Global	Closing date for applications: January 15, 2010	Application: Download here

Objectives

To assist participants to understand the background and the implications of the recent developments related to IPRs and exchange (access and benefit sharing/ABS) of genetic resources and related information
To enable participants to find, use and draw conclusions from sources of information and expertise world-wide, related to IPRs and exchange of genetic resources
To enhance participants' managerial efficiency to handle, address and deal with genetic resources and intellectual property rights issues. This will be done with a view on how to facilitate participants' understanding on how to develop appropriate IPR instruments for beneficial partnerships between various actors in regional or international settings
To improve participants' ability to catalyse the development of intellectual property rights policies and corresponding implementation frameworks on genetic resources at the national and institutional level

Target Group

The Programme is directed to individuals at senior commanding level from the government sector and from national R&D institutions in charge of managing and defining regulatory/policy IPR and ABS frameworks on genetic resources and related information.

Background on Genetic Resources and IPR and ABS regimes
Global conventions/International agreements/Patent regimes
Institutional and national intellectual property policy and management issues
Developing functional national and institutional policies and frameworks

Number of Participants

Organization

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Division of Legal Affairs and Department for Plant Biology

Contact

Carl-Gustaf Thornström
PO Box 7080
750 07 Uppsala