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 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 - Council of Ministers Resolution No. 1366 of 2003 issuing Implementing regulations for Law No. 82 of 2002 on the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights Books One, Two and Four
Countries / territories: Egypt
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Genetic resources, Traditional knowledge
Issue(s): Consequences of non-compliance, Content of disclosure, Trigger of disclosure - 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 - Directive 98/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 1998 on the Legal Protection of biotechnological inventions
Countries / territories:
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Genetic resources
Issue(s): Consequences of non-compliance, Content of disclosure, Trigger of disclosure - Act No. XXXIII of 1995 on the Protection of Inventions by Patents
Countries / territories: Hungary
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Genetic resources
Issue(s): - 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 - Traditional and Alternative Medicine Act, 2002 (Act No. 23 of 2002)
Countries / territories: United Republic of Tanzania
Type(s) of Legislation: Sui Generis
Subject Matter: Genetic resources, Traditional knowledge
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 - Rules for the Implementation of the Patent Law of the People’s Republic of China (promulgated by Decree No. 306 of the State Council of China on June 15, 2001, and revised by the Decision of January 9, 2010, of the State Council on Amending the Rules for the Implementation of the Patent Law of the People’s Republic of China)
Countries / territories: China
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Genetic resources
Issue(s): Consequences of non-compliance, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Proclamation No. 209/2000 Research and Conservation of Cultural Heritage Proclamation
Countries / territories: Ethiopia
Type(s) of Legislation: Other
Subject Matter: Traditional knowledge
Issue(s): Beneficiaries or rightholders, 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 - Decree-Law No. 290 of November 20, 2011 on Inventions and Industrial Designs and Models
Countries / territories: Cuba
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Genetic resources
Issue(s): Consequences of non-compliance, Content of disclosure, Trigger of disclosure - 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 - Patent Act (as amended up to Act of April 4, 2016)
Countries / territories: Germany
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Genetic resources
Issue(s): Consequences of non-compliance, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection, Trigger of disclosure - Patents Act (Act No. 9 of December 15, 1967) (consolidated version, status as at January 1, 2015)
Countries / territories:
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Genetic resources
Issue(s): Consequences of non-compliance, Content of disclosure, Exceptions and limitations, Trigger of disclosure - Implementing Regulations of the Patent Law No. 64/1991
Countries / territories: Romania
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional knowledge
Issue(s): Content of disclosure, Trigger of disclosure - 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