Home  About FNI  Research  Publications  Staff  News & events  Contact		FNI STAFF Morten Walløe Tvedt Position at FNI: Senior Research Fellow Academic background Cand. jur., University of Oslo, 2001 (International Environmental Law, Costa Rican Law, Methodology of Law) Professional experience   Teaching at the Universities of Oslo and Tromsø (since 1999).   Assistant Lawyer, Advokatfirmaet Hjort (2001-2002).   Research Assistant in International Environmental Law (University of Oslo, 1998-2000). Main research interests   Legal regulation of invention and development, in particular for gene-, bio- and nanotechnology.   International regulation of intellectual property. Particular specialisation in international intellectual property rights, as patent law, plant breeders'rights and sui generis legal systems.   Regulation of property rights to genetic resources and genetic material. Specialised in legislation regulating Access to and Benefit Sharing from use of Genetic Resources. The Convention on Biological Diversity and the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture.   Theory of law and the background problems for legal systems and legal argumentation.   Interest and broad experience on Environmental law. Implementation of international law in domestic legislation. Major publications International Books Mäki-Tanila, Asko, Morten Walløe Tvedt, Hans Ekström and Erling Fimland, Management and Exchange of Animal Genetic Resources – Nordic perspective. Copenhagen, Nordic Council of Ministers, 2008, 81 p. Tvedt, Morten Walløe and Tomme Young, Beyond Access: Exploring Implementation of the Fair and Equitable Sharing Commitment in the CBD. Gland (Switzerland), IUCN, 2007, xx + 148 p. Tvedt, Morten Walløe, A Nordic Approach to Access and Rights to Genetic Resources. Nordic Council of Ministers, 2003. Norwegian books Tvedt, Morten Walløe, Norsk genressursrett ('Norwegian Gene Resource Law'). Oslo, Cappelen Akademiske Forlag, 2010, 380 p. In Norwegian. Tvedt, Morten Walløe, Å skrive jus til eksamen. Cappelen Akademisk Forlag, annen utgave 2004. Tvedt, Morten Walløe, Å skrive analyseoppgaver til eksamen. Cappelen Akademisk Forlag, 2003. Other publications Tvedt, Morten Walløe and Ole Kristian Fauchald, 'Implementing the Nagoya Protocol on ABS: A Hypothetical Case Study on Enforcing Benefit Sharing in Norway'. The Journal of World Intellectual Property, Vol 14, No 5, 2011, pp. 383-402. Tvedt, Morten Walløe, 'Patent law and bioprospecting in Antarctica'. Polar Record, Vol 47, No 1, 2010, pp. 46-55. Tvedt, Morten Walløe, 'One Worldwide Patent System: What’s in It for Developing Countries?' Third World Quarterly, Vol 31, No 2, 2010, pp. 277-293. Young, Tomme R. and Morten Walløe Tvedt, Balancing Building Blocks of a Functional ABS System. FNI Report 7/2009. Lysaker, FNI, 2009, 66 p. Olesen, Ingrid, G. Kristin Rosendal, Morten Rye, Morten Walløe Tvedt and Hans B. Bentsen, 'Who Shall Own the Genes of Farmed Fish?'. In Hagen, I.J. and T.S. Halvorsen (eds), Global Privatization and Its Impact. Hauppauge (USA), Nova Science Publishers, 2009, pp. 103-113. Tvedt, Morten Walløe and Magnus Finckenhagen, 'Scope of Process Patents in Farm Animal Breeding'. Journal of World Intellectual Property, Vol 11, No 3, 2008, pp. 203-228. Tvedt, Morten Walløe, 'The Disclosure Obligation: Fair and Equitable Benefit Sharing?'. Environmental Policy and Law , Vol 38, Nos 1-2, 2008, pp. 100-107. Tvedt, Morten Walløe, 'Patent Protection in the Field of Animal Breeding'. Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section A - Animal Sciences , Vol 57, No 3, 2007, pp. 105-120. Tvedt, Morten Walløe, S.J. Hiemstra, A.G. Drucker, N. Louwaars and J.K. Oldenbroek, 'Regulatory Options for Exchange, Use and Conservation of AnGR: A Closer Look at Property Right Issues'. Animal Genetic Resources Information, No 41, 2007, pp. 91-99. Tvedt, Morten Walløe, 'The Path to One Universal Patent'. Environmental Policy and Law, Vol 37, No 4, 2007, pp. 297-305. Tvedt, Morten Walløe, 'Elements for Legislation in User Countries to Meet the Fair and Equitable Benefit-Sharing Commitment'. Journal of World Intellectual Property, Vol 9, No 2, 2006, pp. 189-212. Tvedt, Morten Walløe, 'How Will a Substantive Patent Law Treaty Affect the Public Domain for Genetic Resources and Biological Material'. The Journal of World Intellectual Property, Vol 8, No 3, 2005, pp. 311-344. Tvedt, Morten Walløe, 'En rettspolitisk analyse av hvordan rettigheter til genetiske ressurser kan reguleres' ('An Analysis of How Exclusive Rights to Genetic Resources Can Be Organized'). Retfærd, Nordisk juridisk tidsskrift, Vol 110, 2005, pp. 70-92. In Norwegian. Tvedt, Morten Walløe, 'Har noen eksklusive tinglige rettigheter til genetiske ressurser i Norge?' (The Legal Situation Regarding Exclusive Rights to Genetic Resources in Norway). Retfærd, Nordisk juridisk tidsskrift, Vol 109, May 2005, pp. 70-90. In Norwegian. Most recent commentary article Tvedt, Morten Walløe, 'Norge vingler' ('Towards a World Patent: Norway Wavers'), Klassekampen, 16 July 2007. In Norwegian. Tvedt, Morten Walløe, Hvorfor norsk EPO-medlemskap? ('Why Should Norway Become Member of the EPO?'), Nationen, 10 May 2007. In Norwegian. Tvedt, Morten Walløe, 'Strengere patenter' ('Stricter Patents'). Klassekampen, 28 April 2005. In Norwegian. Top		Contact details   (+47) 67111925 / (+47) 90673230   mwt (+@fni.no) Related focal points of research   Biodiversity and biosafety Important ongoing projects Intellectual Property Rights to Genetic Resources: Prospects for a Sui Generis Path for Developing countries Stimulating Sustainable Innovation in Aquaculture The Access and Benefit Sharing Research Project International Law for an Anthropocene Epoch? Shifting Perspectives in the Law of the Sea, Environmental Law and Genetic Resources Law Managing Protected Areas in a Time of Internationalization Developing and Implementing Advanced Molecular Methods, and Streamlining Access to and Use of Aquaculture Genetic Resources: Carp and Shrimp in India Important past projects Evaluation of Need for Legislation on Access and Rights to Forest Genetic Resources in the Nordic Region Bioprospecting in the Antarctic: Exploring Options for the Legal Framework Beyond Access – Implementation of CBD in Developed Countries Animal Genetic Resources: Legal Regulation of Aspects Property Rights to Animal Genes Genetic Resources, Breeding and Related Knowledge Access and Rights to Genetic Resources in the Nordic Countries Recent relevant FNI News Stimulating Sustainable Innovation in Aquaculture (06.09.2011) International Law for an Anthropocene Epoch (10.06.2011) Norwegian Gene Resource Law (13.12.2010) In Norwegian Gene rights: Latest developments in the ABS Negotiations and in the EPO (17.08.2010) In Norwegian Analysis: Most Developing Countries Stand to Lose from a Worldwide Patent System (10.05.2010) Marine Biobanks and Aquaculture-related Patents. In Norwegian (19.08.2009) Recent media coverage: 'Intet nytt fra Østfronten' ('ABS Negotiations: Nothing New on the Eastern Front'), ABC Nyheter, 25.10.2010. In Norwegian. 'Roser Norge for ABS-brems' ('Praises Norway for Holding Back on ABS'), ABC Nyheter, 24.10.2010. In Norwegian. 'Skuffet over regjeringens patent-passivitet' ('Disappointed at the Government's Patent Passitivity'), Nationen, 02.07.2010, In Norwegian. 'Sistema Mundial de Patente será prejuízo certo para países pobres, diz pesquisador' ('A World Patent System Is Certain to be Detrimental to Poor Nations, Says Researcher'), Inovação Tecnológica, 19.05.2010. In Portugese.
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