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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- Law No. 9112 of June 10, 1991 on the Protection of Copyright, Folklore and Related rights
Countries / territories: Togo
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. 9380 of April 28, 2005 on Copyright & Related Rights
Countries / territories: Albania
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 2010
Countries / territories: North Macedonia
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 2000 (Act No. 6 of 2006)
Countries / territories: Botswana
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 No. VIII-1185 of May 18, 1999 (as amended on 19 January 2010 – by Law No. XI-656)
Countries / territories: Lithuania
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Law No.1322 of April 13, 1992 on Copyright
Countries / territories: Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
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. 23 of 1982 (January 28) On Copyright
Countries / territories: Colombia
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 (No.312)
Countries / territories: Nicaragua
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Copyright Law (Legislative Decree No. 822 of April 23, 1996)
Countries / territories: Peru
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 No. 42 of 2000
Countries / territories: Vanuatu
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions, Traditional knowledge
Issue(s): Exceptions and limitations, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Act for Protection of Authors, Composers and Artists Rights (Copyright Law)
Countries / territories: Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - The Copyright Law No. (22) of 1992 (as amended in 2001)
Countries / territories: Jordan
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Beneficiaries or rightholders - The Copyright & Related Rights Act 23/ 2010
Countries / territories: Maldives
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Law of Mongolia on Copyright and Related Rights (as last amended on January 19, 2006)
Countries / territories: Mongolia
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 Uzbekistan No. 42 of July 20, 2006 on Copyright and Related Rights
Countries / territories: Uzbekistan
Type(s) of Legislation: IP law
Subject Matter: Traditional cultural expressions
Issue(s): Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Law on Authors' Rights No. 4/1990
Countries / territories: Angola
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. 96—564 of July 25, 1996 on the Protection of Intellectual Works and the Rights of Authors, Performers and Phonogram and Videogram Producers
Countries / territories: Côte d'Ivoire
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 2004
Countries / territories: Gambia (the)
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 Law 1997
Countries / territories: Liberia
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. 94-036 of 18 September 1995 on Literary and Artistic Property
Countries / territories: Madagascar
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 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