Of course, the U.S.
patent owner could also have his cause taken up by U.S. diplomats who could press his cause, either unilaterally in trade or other negotiations, or before General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade or World Trade Organization arbitration panels who could hear the case and decree a remedy that might or might not
benefit the individual
patent owner.
(c) Deny to any person or corporation the right to obtain
patent, copyright or other legal protection for any element of an indigenous peoples» heritage without adequate docu - mentation of the free and informed consent of the traditional
owners to an arrangement for the sharing of ownership, control, use and
benefits;