การเข้าเป็นภาคีสนธิสัญญาบูดาเปสต์ ภายใต้บริบทของอนุสัญญาว่าด้วยความหลากหลายทางชีวภาพและการเจรจาเอฟทีเอไทย-สหรัฐและอียู-อาเซียน

Abstract

The EU and US use Free trade agreements as a tool to spread patents on life regime worldwide. ASEAN countries include Thailand are being forced to join the little known Budapest Treaty trough US-Thailand FTA and ASEAN FTA. The Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure, allows deposits of microorganisms at an international depositary authority to be recognized for the purposes of patent procedure. The study found that the signing Budapest have more negative effect compare to little benefit the country may received. The Treaty does not allow the on going developed "genetic matterial certification" which is important for the prior informed consent and benefit sharing mechanism under Convention on Biological Diversity. The Treaty also does not define the word "microorganism". This will allow the expanding the patent protection to cover DNA, plasmid, cell line and others parts of life form. The study propose the government to postpone joining the treaty until there are enough effective regulations to protect community right and sovereign right over Thailnd's biodiversity. The more broad discussion among scientificThe EU and US use Free trade agreements as a tool to spread patents on life regime worldwide. ASEAN countries include Thailand are being forced to join the little known Budapest Treaty trough US-Thailand FTA and ASEAN FTA. The Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure, allows deposits of microorganisms at an international depositary authority to be recognized for the purposes of patent procedure. The study found that the signing Budapest have more negative effect compare to little benefit the country may received. The Treaty does not allow the on going developed "genetic matterial certification" which is important for the prior informed consent and benefit sharing mechanism under Convention on Biological Diversity. The Treaty also does not define the word "microorganism". This will allow the expanding the patent protection to cover DNA, plasmid, cell line and others parts of life form. The study propose the government to postpone joining the treaty until there are enough effective regulations to protect community right and sovereign right over Thailnd's biodiversity. The more broad discussion among scientific