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EU to Protect India's Traditional Knowledge
The European Patent Office
(EPO) has, in principle, agreed to make a conscious effort to block anyone from
stealing patents on India's traditional knowledge in medicine. This will ensure
that instances like the patenting of turmeric's medicinal property in the US,
does not occur in the 30-member superstate. India had, earlier, spent $ 6 million
to bust the US patent on turmeric. A non-disclosure agreement between the union
science and technology ministry and the EPO is expected soon, which will give
EPO access to a digital database of at least 136,000 traditional Indian medicines.
The
Economic Times
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