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India and Australia Sign Intellectual Property Agreement on Traditional Knowledge

The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and IP Australia have partnered to grant Australian patent examiners access to India's Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL).
The agreement was signed during the 3rd India-Australia Annual Summit held in Melbourne, in the presence of PM Narendra Modi and Australian PM Anthony Albanese.
This cooperation aims to protect India's indigenous traditional knowledge from biopiracy and wrongful patent claims in Australia.
This development is vital as it expands the reach of India's TKDL to 18 global patent offices, protecting national traditional heritage on international platforms.

Key Facts / Static GK

Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) is a pioneer global initiative by India to prevent misappropriation of country's traditional medicine knowledge.
The current Prime Minister of Australia is Anthony Albanese.

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