Aman Gebru on Traditional Knowledge as Prior Art

In this episode, Aman Gebru, Visiting Assistant Professor of Law at Yeshiva University Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, discusses his article "Patents, Disclosure, and Biopiracy," which will be published in the Denver Law Review. Gebru begins by describing what traditional knowledge is and why it is important to innovation. He the explains the role of disclosure in the patent system and why it currently doesn't work well for traditional knowledge. Then he presents an alternative model for thinking about how the Patent Office should treat disclosure of traditional knowledge. And he explains why this alternative approach is likely to produce better results for both the people who hold traditional knowledge and the companies that want to use it. Gebru is on Twitter at @aman_gebru. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.