Prevention and Management of Bio-Piracy of Genetic Resources from the Perspective of Intellectual Property

Abstract

The paper collected cases of bio-piracy in agricultural and medical fields by literature search and database query. Through the analysis of bio-piracy, we propose an intellectual property management system against bio-piracy of genetic resources based on legal and managerial loopholes in China’s genetic resources protection. Both government administration and enterprises’ strategy in intellectual property management should be enhanced to legally share the benefits of genetic resources and to protect biodiversity.