New Delhi, Apr 24 (PTI) The US is in talks with India seeking to gain access to the country's rich database on unani, ayurveda and yoga, country's traditional health and medical practices.
"We are in talks with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for giving access to its Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) to the US authorities,"Dominic Keating, First Secretary for Intellectual Property at the US Embassy in India, told PTI.
According to Keating, who is involved in talks, American officials and CSIR would hold a meeting in May to resolve the issues in the draft agreement on accessing TKDL data by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
TKDL is a joint project between the apex scientific research organisation of the country CSIR and Department of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy (AYUSH) to preserve the old knowledge of India.
When asked about the delay in agreement, Keating said "We had some issues with the agreement document of CSIR and we are trying to resolve it, so that patent examiner can access the database in order to avoid any duplication of innovation." PTI
"We are in talks with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for giving access to its Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) to the US authorities,"Dominic Keating, First Secretary for Intellectual Property at the US Embassy in India, told PTI.
According to Keating, who is involved in talks, American officials and CSIR would hold a meeting in May to resolve the issues in the draft agreement on accessing TKDL data by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
TKDL is a joint project between the apex scientific research organisation of the country CSIR and Department of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy (AYUSH) to preserve the old knowledge of India.
When asked about the delay in agreement, Keating said "We had some issues with the agreement document of CSIR and we are trying to resolve it, so that patent examiner can access the database in order to avoid any duplication of innovation." PTI
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