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Sanskriti TrivedyAIR 17· 2029

Question 10GS2GS2

What are the main functions of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)? How will its recent treaty on intellectual property, genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge benefit India?

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WIPO is an associated organ under UN system and is looking after Intellectual property commitments IPR as per UDHR article 27. Functions of WIPO: (1) To publish resources on global IPR and evaluate current standard of IPR through Global Innovation Index (2) To ensure that TRIPS policies of IPR protection is adhered to (3) To ensure appropriately headshots as per Berne convention (4) To ease IPR policies in case of essential good like medicines and their compulsory licensing (5) By and orders on Initiation of IPR and seek responsibility from countries Benefit to India from new treaty: (1) To ensure biopiracy ends and the illegal use of knowledge is checked (IPR Misappropriate by Kani tribe) (2) To ensure benefits to local communities specially in developing countries (3) To seek greater number of patents for Indian into (4) To take one depositing TKDL under CSR to the globe and earn (5) To ensure greater resources are not exploited as per categories treaty on Living Modified Organisms

[Continuation of answer] Our National IPR policy 2016 aims to value and principle of WIPO and thus greater awareness can help.

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Topper

Sanskriti Trivedy

AIR 172029

Subject & Paper

GS2GS2

Topic

International Institutions, Agencies and Fora - Structure and Mandate

WIPO and IPR Protection

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186

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analytical

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