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Post by Kiwi Frontline on Sept 17, 2018 17:14:54 GMT 12
MĀORI INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY HUI WELCOMEDWhakatū marae welcomed close to 200 Ngā Taonga Tuku Iho delegates at a pōwhiri in Nelson yesterday afternoon, opening a conference that's an important 'wellness' check on Māori intellectual, cultural and property rights. The 'Our Past, Our Future, Our Legacy' conference comes 26 years after WAI-262 was lodged in the Waitangi Tribunal and 7 years since the Tribunal released its ’Ko Aotearoa Tēnei’ report on this indigenous flora and fauna claim..... www.maoritelevision.com/news/regional/maori-intellectual-property-hui-welcomedPLANT VARIETY RIGHTS CONSULTATION STARTSCommerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Kris Faafoi today announced the start of public consultation on New Zealand’s plant variety rights law, which regulates intellectual property protection over new plant varieties. “At the same time, I want to ensure our plant variety rights regime strikes the right balance between the interests of rights holders, Māori, farmers and growers, consumers and our wider economy so New Zealand gains maximum benefit from the regime while meeting our international and Treaty of Waitangi obligations.” “Ensuring the plant variety rights regime includes adequate protection and recognition of Māori interests in the regime will be an important outcome of this review.”.... www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1809/S00209/plant-variety-rights-consultation-starts.htm
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