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NGOs: Biopiracy Ongoing As Governments Slowly Negotiate International Instrument

By Intellectual Property Watch

NAGOYA, JAPAN - Discussions on a draft protocol to prevent biopiracy were intense again on Wednesday, with night sessions going late as delegation try to find common language on a legally binding instrument. Around the discussions, undertaken mostly behind closed doors, side events convened by civil society are warning about numerous cases of biopiracy, and the urgent need for a meaningful protocol.

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Full post as published by Intellectual Property Watch on October 20, 2010 (boomark / email).