Dr. Patau Rubis, a 62-year old medical doctor turned politician has recently revealed in December 2008 about his discovery of the world's universal herbal-based antidote that has been shown to cure poisonings ranging from weedkiller poisoning, snake bites to insect bites.
Hewo. com has recently been in contact with Dr. Patau to find out more about the discovery and also to highlight his concerns about Intellectual Property and Traditional Knowledge in regards to his breakthrough herbal remedy.
Mr. Timothy Siaw, currently a partner of Shearn Delamore, a well-known international law firm and also a member of both Barrister & Solicitor of Supreme Court of Victory (Australia) and Advocate & Solicitor (Malaysia) specializes in Intellectual Property and Technology protection, which includes patents, copyright, trademark, etc.
He was invited as one of the speakers for the 2nd Global Bio-Herbs Economic Forum or GBHEF 2008 (from 15-17 November 2008) recently in Putrajaya, Malaysia. As the co-organizer of the 2nd GBHEF 2008, Hewo.com has the privilege of sharing his thoughts on the subject matter.
What's a patent? Usually a patent has 3 main sections:
- A cover page, which covers bibliographic information.
- A specification, which describes the invention.
- Claims, which define the scope of activity, from which the patent owner has the right to exclude others, unless they sign licensing agreements.
What is bioprospecting and biopiracy? Also, learn more about the impact of biopiracy!
Read and learn more about Plant Biopiracy in this article regarding the subject matter.
Many institutions and scientific organizations, such as Monsanto (a biotechnology company in the US) have managed to obtained patents on certain natural products. In this article you will find some examples of patents granted to companies in regards to plants.
Ayurveda, which is the oldest form of traditional (but not necessarily outdated!) healthcare system in the world - is an ancient holistic and medicinal and natural healing system from India. The historical evidence of Ayurveda practice is noted in ancient Sanskrit literatures known as
Vedas - written over 5 milleniums ago. Although Ayurveda has its influence seeped into Tibetan medicine, traditional Chinese and in early Greek medicine, it was only recently that the Western world, mainly Europe and the United States, have been catching up with Ayurveda.
See what have the world community been acting againts Biopiracy issues!
Not too long ago, in 2004, Malaysians have rejoiced over the patent awarded to Malaysia over Tongkat Ali
(Eurycoma longifolia) and Pegaga
(Centella asiatica) - the two widely known and celebrated herbs due to their medicinal properties. Tongkat Ali, also known as Long Jack or Eurycoma, has been traditionally used for increasing sexual virility and treating male infertility, as well as sexual dysfunction. Pegaga have been traditionally, especially by the Malays, for treating high blood pressure, fever, toothaces, malaria and for enhancing memories.
The National Intellectual Property Policy (NIPP) was officially launched by the Malaysian government in July 2007. The main objective of this policy is to develop intellectual property so that it can function to drive the growth for the improvement of social and economic wealth.
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