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This is the first WIPO Treaty to address the interface between intellectual property, genetic resources and traditional knowledge and the first WIPO Treaty to include provisions specifically for Indigenous Peoples as well as local communities. The Treaty, once it enters into force with 15 contracting parties, will establish in international law ...
This is the first WIPO Treaty to address the interface between intellectual property, genetic resources and traditional knowledge and the first WIPO Treaty to include provisions specifically for Indigenous Peoples as well as local communities. The Treaty, once it enters into force with 15 contracting parties, will establish in international law ...
The WIPO Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge Treaty, reached by consensus after more than two decades in the making, will take effect as international law after 15 countries adopt it. The agreement centers on genetic resources like medicinal plants, crops from farms and some animal breeds.
A number of civil society bodies have been working on a draft Access to Knowledge (A2K) [30] treaty which they would like to see introduced. In 2009, WIPO started drafting future treaties on intellectual property and genetic resources, traditional knowledge and folklore in relation with indigenous peoples and local communities.
Indigenous intellectual property is a concept that has developed as an analog to predominantly western concepts of intellectual property law, and has been promoted by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), as part of a broader effort by the United Nations [1] (UN) to see the world's indigenous, intangible cultural heritage better valued and better protected against perceived ...
The phrase "traditional cultural expressions" is used by WIPO to refer to "any form of artistic and literary expression in which traditional culture and knowledge are embodied. They are transmitted from one generation to the next, and include handmade textiles, paintings, stories, legends, ceremonies, music, songs, rhythms and dance."
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On 24 May 2024, the WIPO Diplomatic Conference finally adopted the "landmark" [13] WIPO Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge (GRATK), [14] which was signed by 30 countries on the day of its conclusion. [15]