Home  About FNI  Research  Publications  Staff  News & events  Contact		FNI PROJECTS Public Domain for Genetic Resources This project has now been completed. The main objectives have been attained and three articles have been published. In addition, two Master theses have been produced through the project. The Public Domain project has had three main research questions: 1) The 'public domain' concept from a legal theoretical perspective and from the perspective of international law. 2) The current legal situation from two perspectives: From the public perspective and from a private law perspective (private law comprises tangible property law and intellectual property law). 3) How changes in this field of law can alter the legal positions of the users of genetic resources and other stakeholders. Project leader: Morten Walløe Tvedt Project period: 2004-2006 Publications: Tvedt, Morten Walløe, 'Public Domain for Genetic Resources in Norway – Five Legal Analyses'. Powerpoint presentation at the seminar 'Genetiske ressurser og rettslig regulering - ulike behov for ulike områder', Fridtjof Nansen Institute, 16 August 2006. In Norwegian. Bøe, Therese, Patentet som forvaltningsvedtak - Er meddelelse av patent et enkeltvedtak om tildeling av et offentlig gode? ('The Public Law Aspects of the Granting of a Patent - Is the Patent a Public Law?'). FNI Report 13/2006. Lysaker, FNI, 2006, 47 p. In Norwegian. Matheson, Adele, Omfang og innhold av produktpatent på plantegener ('The Scope of Product Patent Protection to a Naturally Occurring Plant Gene'). FNI Report 12/2006. Lysaker, FNI, 2006, 53 p. In Norwegian. 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, '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. 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. Top		Related focal points of research:   Biodiversity and biosafety Project funding:   The Research Council of Norway (ELSA Programme) Recent relevant FNI News:   FNI organizes seminar on intellectual property rights to genetic resources (16.08.06) Recent media coverage:   'Skal vi tillate patent på avlsarbeid?' ('Shall we allow patents on breeding?'), Nationen, 24 July 2006. In Norwegian.
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