Neem Patent: Protecting the Traditional Knowledge of
India
India i.e., ‘Bharat', is a country, “which has
been nurturing a tradition of civilization over a period of about
5,000 years. India's ancient scriptures consist of the four
Veda, 108 Upanishads, 2 epics, Bhagavad-Gita, Brahma sutras,
eighteen Puranas, Manu smriti, Kautilya Shastra and smritis.”
One of the most complicated issues in India is to protect the
Traditional Knowledge which is possessed by the people as
inheritance from their ancestors, but is not protected since it
doesn't contain any inventive character. This knowledge is
called ‘Sacred Intangible Traditional Knowledge', and
the three key articulations that must be characterized to define
the terms “Sacred”, “intangible” and
“Traditional Knowledge” are as follow. Sacred is mainly
used to refer to the expressions of Traditional Knowledge that
relates to spiritual beliefs or traditions or something religious.
Intangible “which simply means
