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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- Treaties on TK, TCEs and GRs
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- 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)
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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