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121Commercialization of indigenous knowledge — Contents 1 Biopiracy and bioprospecting 2 Famous cases 2.1 The rosy periwinkle 2.2 The neem tree 2.3 …
122Commercialization of traditional medicines — Biopiracy is a negative term for the appropriation, generally by means of patents, of legal rights over indigenous knowledge particularly indigenous biomedical knowledge without compensation to the indigenous groups who originally developed such… …
123Doctrine of equivalents — This article discusses the patent doctrine. For the trademark doctrine regarding translation of foreign words, see Doctrine of foreign equivalents. The doctrine of equivalents is a legal rule in most of the world s patent systems that allows a… …
124Hereditary peer — Hereditary peers form part of the Peerage in the United Kingdom. There are over seven hundred peers who hold titles that may be inherited. Formerly, most of them were entitled to a seat in House of Lords, but since the House of Lords Act 1999… …
125Painterwork — accomplishes two things, namely the preservation and the coloration of the material painted. The compounds used for painting, taking the word as meaning a thin protective or decorative coat, are very numerous, including oil paint of many kinds,… …
126Oligonucleotide synthesis — is the chemical synthesis of relatively short fragments of nucleic acids with defined chemical structure (sequence). The technique is extremely useful in current laboratory practice because it provides a rapid and inexpensive access to custom… …
127Digital rights management — (DRM) is a term for access control technologies that are used by hardware manufacturers, publishers, copyright holders and individuals to limit the use of digital content and devices. The term is used to describe any technology that inhibits uses …
128John Day (printer) — For the soul singer, see Johnny Daye John Day or Daye (c. 1522 [Evenden. The birthdate is calculated from a 1562 woodcut of Day that proclaims his age to be 40 ( Life is death and death is life: ætatis suæ XXXX ).] ndash; 23 July 1584) was an… …
