India’s Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL): A powerful tool for patent examiners

Data is reproduced from EPO website. On 2 February 2009 the Indian government granted access to its Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL), a unique database that houses the country’s traditional medical wisdom, to examiners at the European Patent Office (EPO).
EPO examiners will use the extensive database to prevent attempts at patenting existing traditional knowledge, a [...]