Q. With reference to Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL), consider the following statements;
1.The TKDL provides information in only in the scheduled languages of India.
2.The TKDL prevents the inaccurate grant of patents.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: B
Notes:
Statement 1 is incorrect: The TKDL currently contains information from existing literature related to Indian Systems of Medicine(ISM) such as Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha, Sowa Rigpa and Yoga.
The information is documented in a digitized format in five international languages which are English, German, French, Japanese and Spanish.
Statement 2 is correct: TKDL provides information in languages and formats understandable by patent examiners at Patent Offices worldwide, so as to prevent the erroneous grant of patents.
Source: PIB
