Skip to Main Content

About Intellectual Property IP Training Respect for IP IP Outreach IP for… IP and... IP in... Patent & Technology Information Trademark Information Industrial Design Information Geographical Indication Information Plant Variety Information (UPOV) IP Laws, Treaties & Judgements IP Resources IP Reports Patent Protection Trademark Protection Industrial Design Protection Geographical Indication Protection Plant Variety Protection (UPOV) IP Dispute Resolution IP Office Business Solutions Paying for IP Services Negotiation & Decision-Making Development Cooperation Innovation Support Public-Private Partnerships AI Tools & Services The Organization Working with WIPO Accountability Patents Trademarks Industrial Designs Geographical Indications Copyright Trade Secrets WIPO Academy Workshops & Seminars IP Enforcement WIPO ALERT Raising Awareness World IP Day WIPO Magazine Case Studies & Success Stories IP News WIPO Awards Business Universities Indigenous Peoples Judiciaries Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions Economics Finance Intangible Assets Gender Equality Global Health Climate Change Competition Policy Sustainable Development Goals Frontier Technologies Mobile Applications Sports Tourism PATENTSCOPE Patent Analytics International Patent Classification ARDI – Research for Innovation ASPI – Specialized Patent Information Global Brand Database Madrid Monitor Article 6ter Express Database Nice Classification Vienna Classification Global Design Database International Designs Bulletin Hague Express Database Locarno Classification Lisbon Express Database Global Brand Database for GIs PLUTO Plant Variety Database GENIE Database WIPO-Administered Treaties WIPO Lex - IP Laws, Treaties & Judgments WIPO Standards IP Statistics WIPO Pearl (Terminology) WIPO Publications Country IP Profiles WIPO Knowledge Center WIPO Technology Trends Global Innovation Index World Intellectual Property Report PCT – The International Patent System ePCT Budapest – The International Microorganism Deposit System Madrid – The International Trademark System eMadrid Article 6ter (armorial bearings, flags, state emblems) Hague – The International Design System eHague Lisbon – The International System of Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications eLisbon UPOV PRISMA UPOV e-PVP Administration UPOV e-PVP DUS Exchange Mediation Arbitration Expert Determination Domain Name Disputes Centralized Access to Search and Examination (CASE) Digital Access Service (DAS) WIPO Pay Current Account at WIPO WIPO Assemblies Standing Committees Calendar of Meetings WIPO Webcast WIPO Official Documents Development Agenda Technical Assistance IP Training Institutions COVID-19 Support National IP Strategies Policy & Legislative Advice Cooperation Hub Technology and Innovation Support Centers (TISC) Technology Transfer Inventor Assistance Program WIPO GREEN WIPO's Pat-INFORMED Accessible Books Consortium WIPO for Creators WIPO Translate Speech-to-Text Classification Assistant Member States Observers Director General Activities by Unit External Offices Job Vacancies Procurement Results & Budget Financial Reporting Oversight

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).

List includes only countries/organizations for which records are available.

Related links

Treaties on TK, TCEs and GRs
IP laws and treaties (WIPO Lex)

Traditional cultural expressions (105)
Traditional knowledge (24)
Genetic resources (13)

Type(s) of Legislation

IP law (107)
Sui Generis (13)
Other (6)

Scope of protection (126)
Subject matter of protection (126)
Beneficiaries or rightholders (52)
Exceptions and limitations (47)
Content of disclosure (23)
Trigger of disclosure (21)
Consequences of non-compliance (20)

126 Results for

Industrial Property Act, 2010
Countries / territories: Botswana
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional knowledge
Issue(s): Beneficiaries or rightholders, Exceptions and limitations, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection
Law No. 1/13 of July 28th, 2009 on Industrial Property
Countries / territories: Burundi
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Genetic resources, Traditional knowledge
Issue(s): Beneficiaries or rightholders, Content of disclosure, Exceptions and limitations, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection
The Biodiversity Act of Bhutan 2003
Countries / territories: Bhutan
Type(s) of Legislation: Other
Subject Matter: Genetic resources, Traditional knowledge
Issue(s): Beneficiaries or rightholders, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection
Law No. 27811 of 24 July 2002, introducing a Protection Regime for the Collective Knowledge of Indigenous Peoples derived from Biological Resources
Countries / territories: Peru
Type(s) of Legislation: Sui Generis
Subject Matter: Traditional knowledge
Issue(s): Beneficiaries or rightholders, Consequences of non-compliance, Content of disclosure, Exceptions and limitations, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection, Trigger of disclosure
Law No. 82 of 2002 on the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights
Countries / territories: Egypt
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection
Swakopmund Protocol on the Protection of Traditional Knowledge and Expressions of Folklore (ARIPO)
Countries / territories:
Type(s) of Legislation: Sui Generis
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions, Traditional knowledge
Issue(s): Beneficiaries or rightholders, Exceptions and limitations, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection
Copyright Act 2014
Countries / territories: Mauritius
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection
Decree No. 93-027 on Copyright, Related Rights and Expressions of Folklore
Countries / territories: Niger
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 2011
Countries / territories: Sierra Leone
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. 94-36 of February 24, 1994, on Literary and Artistic Property
Countries / territories: Tunisia
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection
Law on Copyright and Neighboring Rights (as amended in 2011)
Countries / territories: Bulgaria
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection
Part IV of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation (as last amended on December 8, 2011)
Countries / territories: Russian Federation
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 of March 30, 1995 (as amended on January 13, 2007)
Countries / territories: Slovenia
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection
Copyright Act 2003
Countries / territories: Antigua and Barbuda
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection
Intellectual Property Law (Consolidation No. 2006-13)
Countries / territories: Ecuador
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Genetic resources, Traditional cultural expressions, Traditional knowledge
Issue(s): Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection
Law No. 1328/98 on Copyright and Related Rights
Countries / territories: Paraguay
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Beneficiaries or rightholders, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection
Copyrights and Neighbouring Rights Act 2000
Countries / territories: Papua New Guinea
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Exceptions and limitations, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection
Act No. 22 of the Year 2006 relating to the Protection of Copyright and Neighbouring Rights
Countries / territories: Bahrain
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection
Law of Georgia on Copyright and Neighboring Rights
Countries / territories: Georgia
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 Kazakhstan No. 6-I of June 10, 1996, on Copyright and Related Rights (as amended up to Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 419-V of November 24, 2015)
Countries / territories: Kazakhstan
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection
Federal Law No. 7 of the Year 2002 Concerning Copyrights and Neighboring Rights
Countries / territories: United Arab Emirates
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 Azerbaijan on Legal Protection of Azerbaijani Folklore Expressions (as amended up to Law No. 638-IVQD of April 30, 2013)
Countries / territories: Azerbaijan
Type(s) of Legislation: Sui Generis
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Exceptions and limitations, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection
Copyright Act, 1999
Countries / territories: Fiji
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection
Copyright Ordinance (Chapter 528)
Countries / territories: Hong Kong, China
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection
Law of the Kyrgyz Republic on the Protection of Traditional Knowledge
Countries / territories: Kyrgyzstan
Type(s) of Legislation: Sui Generis
Subject Matter: Genetic resources, Traditional knowledge
Issue(s): Beneficiaries or rightholders, Content of disclosure, Exceptions and limitations, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection, Trigger of disclosure
Copyright Act 1994 (reprinted as at 1 March 2016)
Countries / territories: New Zealand
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection
Federal Law No. 7 of 2002 Concerning Copyrights and Neighboring Rights
Countries / territories: United Arab Emirates
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection
Design Act No. 3 of 2003
Countries / territories: Vanuatu
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional knowledge
Issue(s): Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection
Biodiversity Law, No. 20/2008/QH12, 2009
Countries / territories: Viet Nam
Type(s) of Legislation: Other
Subject Matter: Traditional knowledge
Issue(s): Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection
Law No. 005/PR/2003 of May 2, 2003 on Protection of Copyright, Neighboring Rights and Expressions of Folklore
Countries / territories: Chad
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. 154/AN/06 of 23 July 2006 on the Protection of Copyright and Neighboring Rights
Countries / territories: Djibouti
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. 1/021 of December 30, 2005 on the Protection of Copyright and Related Rights in Burundi
Countries / territories: Burundi
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Beneficiaries or rightholders, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection
Copyright Act 2005
Countries / territories: Ghana
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Beneficiaries or rightholders, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection
Copyright Act, 2001 (Chapter 130) (2009 Revised Edition)
Countries / territories: Kenya
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection
Copyright Act - Chapter C28
Countries / territories: Nigeria
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 Act, 2014 (Act No. 5 of 2014)
Countries / territories: Seychelles
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, (No. 7) 1999
Countries / territories: United Republic of Tanzania
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 on Copyright and Related Rights 1994
Countries / territories: Ukraine
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection
Protection of Traditional Knowledge and Cultural Expressions Act, 2016
Countries / territories: Kenya
Type(s) of Legislation: Sui Generis
Subject Matter: Genetic resources, Traditional cultural expressions, Traditional knowledge
Issue(s): Beneficiaries or rightholders, Exceptions and limitations, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection
Law No. 07-1/11-1/15 of July 12, 2011, on Copyright and Related Rights (promulgated by Decree No. 01-933/2 of July 25, 2011)
Countries / territories: Montenegro
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection
Copyright Act, Cap. 300
Countries / territories: Barbados
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. 9.610 of February 19, 1998 on Copyright and Neighboring Rights
Countries / territories: Brazil
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection
Special System for the Collective Intellectual Property Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Countries / territories: Panama
Type(s) of Legislation: Sui Generis
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Beneficiaries or rightholders, Exceptions and limitations, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection
Law Supporting the Rights of Authors, Composers, Artists and Researchers (Copyright Law)
Countries / territories: Afghanistan
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Beneficiaries or rightholders, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection
Law on Copyright and Related Rights of June 15, 2006
Countries / territories: Armenia
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection
Law on Legal Protection of Azerbaijani Folklore Expressions 2003
Countries / territories: Azerbaijan
Type(s) of Legislation: Sui Generis
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Exceptions and limitations, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection
Royal Decree No. 65/2008 promulgating the Law on Copyright and Related Rights
Countries / territories: Oman
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection
Law No. 7 of 2002 on the Protection of Copyright and Related Rights
Countries / territories: Qatar
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Beneficiaries or rightholders, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection
Copyright Law of 20 August 2003
Countries / territories: Saudi Arabia
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Beneficiaries or rightholders, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection
Intellectual Property Act, No.36 of 2003
Countries / territories: Sri Lanka
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 Turkmenistan No. 17-18 of January 10, 2012, on Copyright and Related Rights
Countries / territories: Turkmenistan
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection
Intelletual Property Law (Presidential Law Decree No. 19 of 1994 in respect of Intellectual Property)
Countries / territories: Yemen
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection
Decree-Law No. 118/2002 of 20 April
Countries / territories: Portugal
Type(s) of Legislation: Sui Generis
Subject Matter: Traditional knowledge
Issue(s): Beneficiaries or rightholders, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection
Patents Amendment Act 2005
Countries / territories: South Africa
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Genetic resources, Traditional knowledge
Issue(s): Consequences of non-compliance, Content of disclosure, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection, Trigger of disclosure
National Environmental Management Biodiversity Act 2004
Countries / territories: South Africa
Type(s) of Legislation: Other
Subject Matter: Traditional knowledge
Issue(s): Beneficiaries or rightholders, Exceptions and limitations, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection
Protection and Promotion of Traditional Thai Medecinal Intelligence Act, B.E. 2542 (1999)
Countries / territories: Thailand
Type(s) of Legislation: Sui Generis
Subject Matter: Traditional knowledge
Issue(s): Beneficiaries or rightholders, Exceptions and limitations, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection
Ordinance-Law No. 86-033 of April 5, 1986 on the Protection of Copyright and Neighboring Rights
Countries / territories: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Beneficiaries or rightholders, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection
Decree-Law No. 1/2009 of April 27, 2009, Revising the Law on Copyright
Countries / territories: Cabo Verde
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 Order No. 13 of 1989
Countries / territories: Lesotho
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 1989
Countries / territories: Malawi
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Exceptions and limitations, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection

4 Entries per Page
8 Entries per Page
20 Entries per Page
40 Entries per Page
60 Entries per Page

Showing 1 to 60 of 126 entries.

Page 1
Page 2
Page 3

https://www3.wipo.int/contact/en/ https://www.wipo.int/pressroom/en/ https://www.wipo.int/tools/en/disclaim.html https://www.wipo.int/en/web/privacy-policy https://www.wipo.int/en/web/accessibility https://www.wipo.int/tools/en/sitemap.html https://www3.wipo.int/newsletters/en/ https://www.wipo.int/en/web/podcasts https://www.wipo.int/news/en/