Indigenous Developmental Networks and the Non-Developmental State: Making Intellectual Property Work for Indigenous People Without Patents

Ruth L. Okediji and Margo A. Bagley (eds), Patent Law in Global Perspective, Oxford University Press, New York, 2014, pp. 287-320

RegNet Research Paper No. 2014/39

32 Pages Posted: 11 Jul 2014

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Peter Drahos

Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS); Queen Mary University of London, School of Law; School of Regulation & Global Governance (RegNet)

Date Written: July 1, 2014

Abstract

Indigenous people face problems of economic underdevelopment, including in wealthy states such as Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States. The knowledge assets of indigenous people form a potential source of income, but this potential has largely not been realized because of extractive state property orders. Drawing on fieldwork from Australia, the paper argues that indigenous people are addressing the problem of extractive intellectual property orders through developmental networks that protect their knowledge assets. The paper provides examples of how an indigenous developmental network can build capacity and trust by enrolling scientists into its network.

Keywords: Indigenous people, intellectual property, traditional knowledge, development

JEL Classification: K39

Suggested Citation

Drahos, Peter and Drahos, Peter, Indigenous Developmental Networks and the Non-Developmental State: Making Intellectual Property Work for Indigenous People Without Patents (July 1, 2014). Ruth L. Okediji and Margo A. Bagley (eds), Patent Law in Global Perspective, Oxford University Press, New York, 2014, pp. 287-320, RegNet Research Paper No. 2014/39, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2461958

Peter Drahos (Contact Author)

Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) ( email )

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Australia

Queen Mary University of London, School of Law

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School of Regulation & Global Governance (RegNet) ( email )

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Australia

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