Traditional Knowledge, Traditional Cultural Expressions & Genetic Resources Laws
Find laws, treaties and regulations on the protection of traditional knowledge (TK), traditional cultural expressions (TCEs) and genetic resources (GRs).
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- Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act 2006
Countries / territories: Uganda
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act (Chapter 26:05)
Countries / territories: Zimbabwe
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Beneficiaries or rightholders, Exceptions and limitations, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Copyright and Related Rights Law 2010
Countries / territories: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Copyright and Related Rights Act and Acts on Amendments to the Copyright and Related Rights Act (OG Nos. 167/2003, 79/2007, 80/2011, 141/2013 & 127/2014)
Countries / territories: Croatia
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Consolidated Version of Act No. 121/2000 Coll., on Copyright and Rights Related to Copyright
Countries / territories: Czech Republic
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Beneficiaries or rightholders, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Enforcement of the Intellectual Property Rights and Fight Against Piracy
Countries / territories: Azerbaijan
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Beneficiaries or rightholders, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Indigenous Law No. 6172/ Ley Nº 6172, Ley Indígena
Countries / territories: Costa Rica
Type(s) of Legislation: Other
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Beneficiaries or rightholders - Copyright and Neighboring Rights Law (approved by Decree No. 4-99-E)
Countries / territories: Honduras
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Copyright Act (Cap. 18.08)
Countries / territories: Saint Kitts and Nevis
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Copyright Act 1998
Countries / territories: Samoa
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Exceptions and limitations, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Copyright and Related Rights
Countries / territories: Azerbaijan
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions, Traditional knowledge
Issue(s): Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Copyright Act of 2000 (Chapter 415) as amended up to Act No. VIII of 2011
Countries / territories: Malta
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Law No. 65-00 on Copyright
Countries / territories: Dominican Republic
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Copyrights and Neighboring Rights Act 2003
Countries / territories: Algeria
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Beneficiaries or rightholders, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Law No. 2005-30 of April 5, 2006, relating to Copyright and Related Rights of the Republic of Benin
Countries / territories: Benin
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Beneficiaries or rightholders, Exceptions and limitations, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Law No. 032-99/AN of December 22, 1999 on the Protection of Literary and Artistic Property
Countries / territories: Burkina Faso
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Beneficiaries or rightholders, Exceptions and limitations, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Law No. 24/82 of July 7, 1982 on Copyright and Neighbouring Rights
Countries / territories: Congo
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Beneficiaries or rightholders, Exceptions and limitations, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Law No. 2000/011 on Copyright and Neighbouring Rights
Countries / territories: Cameroon
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Beneficiaries or rightholders, Exceptions and limitations, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Law No. 2-00 on Copyright and Related Rights
Countries / territories: Morocco
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Exceptions and limitations, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Law No. 10/88 of December 22, 1988 (Law on the Protection of Cultural Heritage)
Countries / territories: Mozambique
Type(s) of Legislation: Other
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Exceptions and limitations, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - The Consolidated Act on Copyright (Consolidate Act No. 1144 of October 23, 2014)
Countries / territories: Denmark
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): - The Protection of Traditional Knowledge, Genetic Resources and Expressions of Folklore Act, 2016 (Act No. 16 of 2016)
Countries / territories: Zambia
Type(s) of Legislation: Sui Generis
Subject Matter: Genetic resources, Traditional cultural expressions, Traditional knowledge
Issue(s): Beneficiaries or rightholders, Exceptions and limitations - Act No. LXXVI of 1999 on Copyright
Countries / territories: Hungary
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Copyright and Related Rights Act, 2000 (No. 28 of 2000)
Countries / territories: Ireland
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Exceptions and limitations, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Law of the Republic of Moldova N 139 of July 2, 2010 on Copyright and Related Rights
Countries / territories: Republic of Moldova
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Law No. 8 of March 14, 1996 on Copyright and Neighboring Rights
Countries / territories: Romania
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Law on Copyright and Related Rights
Countries / territories: Serbia
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Act No. 618/2003 on Copyright and Rights Related to Copyright
Countries / territories: Slovakia
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (Chapter 48)
Countries / territories: United Kingdom
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Exceptions and limitations - Law No. 17.336 on Intellectual Property (as amended up to Law No. 20.750 of May 29, 2014)
Countries / territories: Chile
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Federal Law on Copyright (as amended up to January 14, 2016)
Countries / territories: Mexico
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Exceptions and limitations, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Copyright Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2001
Countries / territories: Bhutan
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Law on Copyright and Related Rights
Countries / territories: Cambodia
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Law No. 75 of 1999 on the Protection of Literary and Artistic Property
Countries / territories: Lebanon
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Copyright Act, 2059 (2002)
Countries / territories: Nepal
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Law of the Republic of Tajikistan on Copyright and Related Rights
Countries / territories: Tajikistan
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Law No. 50/2005/QH11 of November 29, 2005, on Intellectual Property
Countries / territories: Viet Nam
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Law on Copyright and Related Rights (Decree No. 33-98, as amended up to Decree No. 11-2006 of the Congress of the Republic)
Countries / territories: Guatemala
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection