The TKDL is a defensive database that documents our traditional Ayurvedic and Unani formulations so foreign patent offices can reject frivolous claims—it’s a brilliant legal shield. But as a patent lawyer, I see its limitation daily: it doesn't proactively grant rights or economic benefit to the communities, like those in your Manipur, who actually hold that knowledge. My clients in biotech navigate around it, patenting novel *derivatives* of traditional plants, which the TKDL cannot stop. So, while it blocks direct piracy, the real protection and value capture remain in the modern IP system we operate in.
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