This article analyses as to how Article 27.3(b) of the Agreement on Trade–Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) should be reformed to strike a balance between the conflicting needs for patent protection in the field of biotechnology and of enhancing protection of traditional knowledge (TK). In doing so, the interests of the developed world and the developing countries should also be drawn upon, including attitudes towards the patentability of life forms and the development of a sui generis system for plant variety protection.
Global Trade and Customs Journal