Side Event

"Cupuaçu belongs to us" Ethical Boundaries of Registering Patents and Trademarks on biological resources and Traditional Knowledge of the Amazon Rainforest

Organizer
Amazonlink.org

Date and Time
21 March 2006 18:30 - 20:15

Meeting
Eighth Ordinary Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 8)

The event will provide an overview of the Brazilian Campaign against Biopiracy. The main focus will be on the Cupuaçu-case. (The name of this amazonian fruit was trademarked). Information panels will provide details also about other cases of Amazonian biological resources that have been patented or trademarked. The Campaign-video “Cupuaçu belongs to us” will be shown on the projector. Members of the campaign will provide background information for the visitors. Cupuaçu juice and sweets will be served. The event will be carried out with other organizations that make part of the Brazilian Campaign against Biopiracy. For more information visit: http://www.amazonlink.org/biopiracy/ and http://www.biopirataria.org