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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: Whats 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. |