Traditional Knowledge: discussions around the CBD and the WTO-Trips

Abstract

This article has as an objective to go trough, in a sort of introductory form, issues concerning traditional knowledge, concept that finds its semantic shape based on international organizations. It evidences the importance of the subject to the developing country optics. A brief retrospect is followed and the speech analysis of the Convention on Biological Diversity, one flag to the North-South hiatus. Later another retrospect is done aiming the regulation of traditional knowledge in the Trips Agreement from the World Trade Organization. Finally considerations are done on what such quarrels represent in the international relations and four points of tension are demonstrated between the CDB and the Trips Agreement.