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(^3) BIO PIRACY IS THE PRACTISE OF COMMERCIALLY EXPLOITING NATURALLY OCCURING BIO CHEMICAL OR GENETIC MATERIAL , ESPECIALLY OBTAINING PATENTS THAT RESTRICTS ITS FUTURE USE. (^2) ENVIROMENTAL LAW IS A COMMON LAW THAT GOVERNS HOW HUMANS INTERACT WITH THEIR ENVIRONMENT. THE PURPOSE OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW IS TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT AND CREATE RULES FOR HOW PEOPLE CAN USE NATURAL RESOURCES. (^1) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHT IS A CATEGORY OF PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES INTANGIBLE CREATIONS OF THE HUMAN INTELLECT.
∙ The eco-social culture of the Kehaur community in Mahagir mountain range has generated a powerful heritage of Kehamani knowledge, which includes the knowledge of plant and genetic resources that has extraordinary medical and commercial value. mahagir mountain range is a wet evergreen forest consisting of 120 endemic plant species and is one of recognized ecologically fragile bio-diversity areas of the state of the democratic republic of toqoi. toqoi, though a developing country in rich ecologically and culturally; in biodiversity it is one of the richest in the world being one among the major countries abounding in biodiversity. ∙ The Democratic Republic of Toqoi, as stated earlier, is a developing country. This range is also designated to be protected as a representative ecosystem and natural/cultural sceneries by the Ministry of Forest and Environment of the State of Toqoi. The Kehuars is a parochial-indigenous community and refrains from any external outreach of mainstreaming activities. The community firmly believes in traditional ethno medicines and treatment methods. ∙ ∙ The members of the community share their ethno medicinal knowledge only through oral traditions. A council of elder community members lead by hereditary chief decides the
treatment which involves the use of any traditional medicine. The traditional medicines are being prepared by Kehuaras from the medicinal plants which they conserve nurture and preserve for centuries. One of the key traditional medicines the community use is a combination of (i) Strychnos nux-vomica also known as nux vomica; (ii) Rauwolfia serpentine also known as snakeroot and (iii) Limonia Acidissima also known as elephant apple, for curing blood pressure related heart diseases. All three species are endemic to the region where the State of Toqoi is geographically located and are listed in the endangered plant species list of the State of Toqoi. ∙ The concoction is prepared using various parts of the plants by indigenous methods which involve boiling the plant parts in milk, fermenting and cooling processes. The concoction needs to be consumed by the patient immediately as the toxic properties of the plant parts will be active after two hours of its preparation. In the past, during the period between 1990 -2005, 3 MNCs have tried to develop relation with Kehauras and attempted for carrying out certain bio-prospecting to get some lead information relating to Kehauras ethno botanical knowledge and practices. However, Kehauras have neither revealed the secret formula of their concoction nor any knowledge relating to their plants and its various uses.
∙ In 2005, two young members of the Kehaur community, Ms.Arikara Hopo and Mr.Bannock Hopo, joined the Toqoi Institute of Environment and Bio Diversity studies (TIEBS) to pursue their higher education. TIEBS has some international collaboration with foreign universities for students’ and faculty exchange programmes. Ms.Arikara Hopo and Mr.Bannock Hopo after completing their post graduation from TIEBS, later got admission in a prestigious research programme of Inter University Centre for Bio-diversity and Ethno Medicine (IUCBEM). As a part of an academic exchange programme, ”the Adsila-Ojibwe Scholarship” between the Toqoi University and the Mayford University of State of Parsania, Ms Arikara and Mr Bannock were sent to State of Parsania, in 2010 for a period of two years with a fully funded fellowship. However, as per the TOR of the fellowship, their status would remain as a bonafide student of TIEBS. The State of Parsania is a developed nation and is one of the leading industrialized countries. ∙ The Adsila-Ojibwe Scholarship is one of the ‘Skill Parsania’ efforts of the Ojibwe Industries Inc. (OII), at the Mayford University and the company- OII completely sponsors the scholarship. The Ojibwe Industries Inc is a bio-agro multinational company, with its registered headquarters in Parsania, and had interests in varied corporate sectors
like crop science; horticulture, consumer health; pharmaceuticals; ethnobotany, animal health, animal husbandry, and other business services. ∙ OII has its own specialized R&D wing; the company has more than 100 patents applications pending in multiple jurisdictions relating to various medicinal preparations and processes. As per TOR of the scholarship, the ownership of any intellectual property created during the scholarship period will exclusively vested with the OII., although the individual will be recognized as the inventor/creator as per the law. This mandatory term was also agreed in the Memorandum of Association between the IUCBEM, Toqoi University and the Mayford University. ∙ As part of their academic activities and the terms of Adsila-Ojibwe Scholarship, Ms Arikara and Mr Bannock were required to complete a project in the field of bio-ethnic medicine concoction of their indigenous community, which involved the use of Strychnos nux-vomica, Rauwolfia serpentine and Limonia Acidissima. However, instead of indigenous method of boiling, fermenting and cooling method, they used advanced biochemical distilling method and included tools like genomics, proteomics, and bioinformatics in the process. The biological pathways, such as gene and protein expression, modulation and regulation and cell signaling were also applied by them and they created a drug-Rausilux, which is
an anticoagulant to be used for Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) and helps in preventing blood clots after a stroke or pulmonary embolism, which also makes it a life saving drug. Due to these pharmaceutical processes. The shelf life of the drug increased to 6 months compared to the requirement of immediate consumption of the concoction in its traditional use. The biogenetic materials of the plants were gathered from ex situ collections in three countries where these plants do not exist naturally. These three countries are members of CBD. The Ojibwe Inc. successfully completed the FDA requirements of the State of Parsinia, which also involved multi-phase clinical trials process.OII applied for patent for the drug Rausilux in 2015 in Parsinia. Parsinia Patent and Trademark Office (PPTO) granted patent for the drug Rausilux in February, 2018 to OII. It was an unopposed patent. ∙ Jaiv Sanskruti Avagat(JSA) is a non- profit organization based in State of Toqoi and the organization focuses mainly on the documentation and protection of traditional knowledge, especially that of the indigenous communities in Toqoi. They are in the process of preparing a traditional knowledge library. JSA became aware of the patent grant for Rausilux immediately after its grant by PPTO in 2018 and has accused Ojibwe (OII) of bio- piracy and misappropriation of the traditional knowledge of Kehaur community. ∙
JSA representing the Kehaur Community decided to file a post grant review at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board of Parsinia. The State of Parsinia’s process for post grant review patent in akin to that of USPTO model. ∙ The State of Toqoi is a party to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and has enacted the National Biodiversity Act, which sets the regulation of biological resources in any commercial processes and its transportation and uses in other countries. The authority appointed under the Act grants the permits and licences for the same. However, the State of Parsinia is not a member of CBD. Both Toqoi and Parsinia are parties to the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organisation(WTO Agreement) and have completed their transition period and compliance obligations. ∙ The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of Parsinia has listed the JSA’S application for the post grant review on 12th^ January, 2019. The State of Toqoi has authorized JSA to represent the State in this matter before the PTAB. **SUMMARY OF ARGUMENTS
DISEASES, SUCH AS ECOSPRIN 75mg TABLET IS AN ANTI-PLATELENT DRUG WHICH IS USED TO PREVENT CLOT IN BLOOD VESSELS AND ALSO RELIEVES PAIN AND INFLAMMATION. IT CAN BE TAKEN IN COMBINATION WITH OTHER ANTI-PLATLETS FOR BETTER ACTION. HERE
35mg TABLET WHICH IS USED AS AN ANTI-COAGULANT FOR STROKE. EVEN THOUGH THESE MEDICINES SOUNDS THE SAME BUT THEY DIFFER IN THEIR PURPOSE. 1 PARACETAMOL ALSO KNOWN AS ACETAMINOPHEN AND APAP, IS A MEDICINE USED TO TREAT PAIN AND FEVER. IT IS TYPICALLY USED FOR MILD TO MODERATE PAIN RELIEF, EVIDENCE FOR ITS USE TO RELIEVE FEVER IN CHILDREN IS MIXED. IT IS OFTEN SOLD IN COMBINATION WITH OTHER MEDICATIONS SUCH AS COLD,COUGH, ETC. THERE ARE VARIOUS MEDICINES USED FOR TREATMENT OF PAIN RELIEF COUGH, COLD,ETC SPECIFICALLY. PARACETAMOL BEING A MEDICINE THAT COVERS THE TREATMENT OF FORMER DISEASES DOESN’T MEAN THAT THOSE MEDICINES WHICH ARE SPECIFICALLY MADE WITH SIMILAR INGREDIENTS SHOULD NOT GET PATENT. ∙ THE MEDICINE CREATED BY THE INVENTORS AND THE MEDICINE USED BY THE KEAHUR COMMUNITY FOR CENTURIES DIFFER IN THEIR PROCESS, EFFECT AS WELL AS THEY USED BIO-GENETIC MATERIALS FROM THE SAME SPECIES OF PLANTS. THUS, THIS PATENT SHOULD NOT BE REVOKED ON THE BASIS OF BIO-PIRACY AS THESE YOUNG INVENTORS INVENTED A
(^4) Intellectual Property Law, Authored by P. Narayanan Pg-
∙ THE GRANTED patent for Rausilux be revoked on the basis of anticipation and prior- art. ∙ The granted patent of Rausilux can’t be revoked on the basis of anticipation and prior art as this drug passed all clinical test and their will be no technical problem regarding the technical side of Rausilux .Considering the side of prior-art as the term prior art refers to any art which is previously invented or used anywhere but in this case both medicines that is the medicines by kehuarians and the medicine invented by ojibwe industries are different in many aspects the medicines by the people of kehuar community can be used only for two hours and the medicine by the ojibwe industries can be used up to 6 month thus it becomes a life saving drug since the contents are same the essences and the entire process differs so there is no prior-art. PRAYER FOR RELIEF