ACIPA in conjunction with the TC Beirne School of Law presents a Research Seminar: Patenting Lives: GMOs and (Cultural) Co-Existence in Europe
Event Details
- Date:
- Friday, 13 April 2007
- Time:
- 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
- Room:
- 1-W341
- UQ Location:
- Forgan Smith Building (St Lucia)
- URL:
- http://www.law.uq.edu.au/2007-program
- Event category(s):
Event Contact
- Name:
- Ms Teola Marsh
- Phone:
- 3365 2523
- Email:
- t.marsh@law.uq.edu.au
- Org. Unit:
- Law
Event Description
- Full Description:
- The Australian Centre for Intellectual Property in Agriculture (ACIPA) in conjunction with the TC Beirne School of Law is hosting a Research Seminar presented by Dr Johanna Gibson & Dr Phillip Johnson from the University of London on 'Patenting Lives: GMOs and (Cultural) Co-Existence in Europe'.
All Welcome, no RSVP required. A light lunch is provided on conclusion of the seminar.
About the seminar:
The recent World Trade Organisation Panel decision concerning the approval and marketing of genetically modified (GM) foods and products in Europe has provoked various responses, including criticism of the decision as an interference of trade law in the European Commission’s exercise of environmental principles. This seminar examines developments in agricultural biotechnology in Europe, as well as co-existence frameworks, particularly in the context of consumer responses and the socio-cultural circumstances for such new markets. In the context of international trade and intellectual property protection, the case of GM in Europe provides important insight into the political and cultural factors that, through the location of value in use, may limit the viability of certain products. Considering ways in which the debate concerning markets in GM crops in Europe is taking place not only within the agenda of international and free trade, but also from the perspectives of cultural diversity and national integrity within an expanding Europe and throughout the international knowledge economy, the discussion will highlight considerations for other jurisdictions and for development.
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