TABLE OF CONTENTS CERTIFICATE ; DECLARATION ; ACKNOWLEGDEMENT ; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ; CHAPTER I ; INTRODUCTION ; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ; STATEMENT OF RESEARCH PROBLEM ; LITERATURE REVIEW ; RESEARCH OBJECTIVES ; GENERAL OBJECTIVE- ; SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE· ; RESEARCH QUESTION ; HYPOTHESIS ; CHAPTERIZATION ; MODE OF CITATION ; SOURCE OF DATA ; METHODOLGY OF THE RESEARCH ; SCOPE AND LIMITATION ; CHAPTER II ; ACCESS AND BENEFIT SHARING: CONJECTURE AND CORELATION WITH THE INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS ; 11.1 ACCESS AND BENEFIT SHARING: EVOLUTION AND DEVELOPMENTAL PHASE ; 11.1.1 DIFFERENTIATED RESPONSIBILITIES WITH RESPECT TO THE PRINCIPLE OF COMMONS ; 11.2 CONCEPT OF ACCESS AND BENEFIT SHARING: REVISVED ; 11.2.1 ACCESS AND ITS PROSPECTIVE CATEGORIZATION ; 1. COMMERCIAL ABS AGREEEMENT ; 2. NON·COMMERCIAL ABS AGREEMENTS ; 11.2.2 PRIOR INFORMED CONSENT: ACCESS PROCEDURE ; 11.3 PROCEDURAL ANALYSIS OF ABS MECHANISM ; 11.3.1 PARTIES TO ABS MECHANISM: J PROVIDERS OF GENETIC RESOURCES ; USERS OF GENETIC RESOURCES ; NATIONAL FOGAL POINT ; I COMPETENT NATIONAL AUTHORITIES (CNAS): 11.4 ABS MECHANISM AND ITS CORRELATION WITH AESPECTTO INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS AND CONVENTIONS ; 11.4.1 ASS AND CBD: RECAPITULATON ; IIA.2 DISCUSSIONS IN WIPO, WTO AND FAO WITH RESPECT TO CBD ; CHAPTER III ; CONCEPTUALIZATION OF TK AND GR AND ITS VARIOUS ASPECTS WITH RESPECT TO ABS MECHANISM ; 111.1 CONCEPTUALIZING TK AND GR: EXTENT AND RELEVENCY IN ABS MECHANISM; 111.1.1 CHARACTERISTICS OF TK AND GR: RECOGNITION ; 111.1.2 POLICY ENVIRONMENT FOR GENETIC RESOURCES ; 111.2 POLICY INTERVENTION: IN RELATION TO MISAPPROPRIATION AND OTHER MISUSE; 111.2.1 PROTECTION OF TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE: NEEDS AND EXPECTATION; 111.3 LINKAGE BETWEEN ABS MECHANISM AND TK: LEGAL IMPERATIVE ; PART II ; IliA TRIPS VERSUS CBD: THE LINKAGES AND DIFFERENCES ; iliA. 1 TRIPS AND DISLOSURE REQUIREMENT ; 111.5 CBD-TRIPS MAJOR AREAS OF CONFLICT ; 111.5.1 THE CONTROVERSIAL TRIPS ARTICLE 27 ; 111.6 CONFLICT IN RATIONALE AND ORIGIN ; 111.7 RESOLVING THE CONFLICT ; CHAPTER IV ; DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT: PERSPECTIVE AND IMPLICATIONS ; IV.1 CONCEPT AND IMPORTANCE OF DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT ; IV. 1.1 PATENT DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT: IMPLICATION ON THE ABS MECHANISM; IV.2 TAILORED PATENT DISCLOSURE MECHANISMS FOR GR AND TKASSOCIATED WITH GR; IV.2.1 NEW PATENT DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT SYSTEM ; IV.3 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NEW PDR AND ABS OBLIGATIONS ; IVA THE SUBJECT MATTER AND THE CONTENT OFTHE NEW REGIME OF PATENT DISCLOSURE REQUIEMENT ; IVA. 1 INCLUSION OF DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT IN OTHER IP SYSTEMS ; IVA.2 SUBJECT MA ITER RELA TED TO GR: POSSIBILITY OF OTHER DERIVATIVE’S; IVA.3 DERIVATIVES: AN INCLUSIVE SUBJECT MA ITER ; IVA .4 CONTENT OF DISCLOSURE . ; IV.5 TRIGGERS TO DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT UNDER PATENT REGIME ; IV.5.1 TRIGGER MECHANISM ; IV.5.1.1 MARKERS FOR TRIGGERING PATENT DISCLODURE REQUIREMENT: QUALITATIVE METI-K)D ; IV.6 CATEGORIES OFTRIGGERS ; IV.6.1 THE INCLUSION OF THE UTILIZA TION OF GRITK ; IV.6.2INVENTION BEING DERIVED FROM GRITK ; IV.6.3 DIRECT BASIS OF RESOURCESIKNOWLEDEGE IN THE INVENTION ; IV.7 OBJECTIONS ; CHAPTER V ; ENDEAVOURS MADE WITH RESPECT TO RESOLVING THE ISSUES RELATED; TO ABS MECHANISM AND OTHER DERIVATIVE ISSUES ; V.1 BACKGROUND: INCEPTION POINT OF DISCUSSION ; V.I. 1 THE NEED FOR AN INTERNA TIONAL SYSTEM OF MANDATORY DISCLOSURE OF ORIGIN REQUIREMENTS ; V.l.2 CONSISTENCY WITH TREATY FOR EXISTING DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT ; V.l.3 PROSPECTIVE INTERNATIONAL PLATFORM: ISSUES AND IMPLICATIONS; PATENT COOPERATION TREA TY (peT) ; I TRADE RELA TED ASPECTS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (TRIPs); V.2 THE SWISS PROPOSAL TO FACILITATE DISCLOSURE OBLIGATIONS ; V.3 CHOICE OFTREATY REGIME TO IMPLEMENT MANDATORY DISCLOSURE OBLIGATIONS ; V.3. 1 CBD: POSSIBLE PROSPECTIVE ; V.3.2 WTO VS WIPO: INCLUSION AND EFFECTS ; VA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ISSUES RAISED BY INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN ; VA. 1 AUTHORITY TO CERTIFY ; V.5 THE NAGOYA PROTOCOL ON TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE ; V.5. 1 PROPOSAL TO PONDER UPON: TN/CIW52 VS TN/CIW/59 ; V.6INTERNATIONALAUTHORITY OF CERTIFICATION: WAY FOAWARD ; CHAPTER Vi ; CONCLUSION ; SUGGESTIONSIRECOMMENDATION ; BIBLIOGRAPHY ; PRIMARY SOURCES: A. INTERNATIONAL SOURCES ; B. NATIONAL LAWS/RESOLUTION/RULES ; SECONDARY SOURCES: ; A. BOOKS/ GUIDE ; B. ARTICLES ; C. INTERNET SOURCES .