A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF LEGAL FRAMEWOKS FOR THE PROTECTION OF TRADITIONAL KNOWELDGE: INDIA AND CHINA
Indigenous and local communities' cultural, scientific, and ecological understanding is embodied in Traditional Knowledge (TK). Protecting traditional knowledge has become a global legal concern due to growing commercialization and incidents of biopiracy. The legal systems in China and India for the preservation of traditional knowledge are compared i. It highlights the advantages, disadvantages, and upcoming difficulties of statute provisions, institutional procedures, and international commitments. According to the study, China takes a more integrated approach based on intellectual property and regulations, whereas India uses databases and biodiversity laws to adopt a defensive preservation paradigm.
C, A. V. (2026). A Comparative Study of Legal Framewoks for the Protection of Traditional Knoweldge: India and China. International Journal of Science, Strategic Management and Technology, 02(04). https://doi.org/10.55041/ijsmt.v2i4.626
C, ABDUL. "A Comparative Study of Legal Framewoks for the Protection of Traditional Knoweldge: India and China." International Journal of Science, Strategic Management and Technology, vol. 02, no. 04, 2026, pp. . doi:https://doi.org/10.55041/ijsmt.v2i4.626.
C, ABDUL. "A Comparative Study of Legal Framewoks for the Protection of Traditional Knoweldge: India and China." International Journal of Science, Strategic Management and Technology 02, no. 04 (2026). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.55041/ijsmt.v2i4.626.
1.The Patents Act, 1970 (India)
2.The Biological Diversity Act, 2002 (India)
3.The Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999 (India)
4.The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Act, 2001 (India)
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5.Patent Law of the People’s Republic of China (as amended in 2008, 2020)
6.Regulations on the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (China)
7.Traditional Chinese Medicine Law of the People’s Republic of China, 2016