The Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) Policy for Kerala, released by Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan here on Friday, puts forth the concept of %u2018knowledge commons%u2019 and %u2018commons licence%u2019 for traditional knowledge.
Kerala is working on an intellectual property rights (IPR) policy aimed at safeguarding the state's rich base of ayurveda and herbal medicine and treatment.
Former Kerala University Vice-Chancellor and People's Health Movement-India convener B. Ekbal has said that enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) should not infringe upon human rights of people living in the developing countries.