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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- Order No. 25 of January 18, 2013, on Patents and Supplementary Protection Certificates
Countries / territories: Дания
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Genetic resources
tk-tklaws-issues: Consequences of non-compliance, Content of disclosure, Trigger of disclosure - Industrial Property Code (Legislative Decree No. 30 of February 10, 2005, as amended up to Legislative Decree No. 131 of August 13, 2010)
Countries / territories:
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Genetic resources
tk-tklaws-issues: Consequences of non-compliance, Content of disclosure, Trigger of disclosure - Law of the Kyrgyz Republic on the Protection of Traditional Knowledge
Countries / territories: Кыргызстан
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: Sui Generis
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Genetic resources, Traditional knowledge
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders, Content of disclosure, Exceptions and limitations, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection, Trigger of disclosure - Law No. 1/13 of July 28th, 2009 on Industrial Property
Countries / territories: Бурунди
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Genetic resources, Traditional knowledge
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders, Content of disclosure, Exceptions and limitations, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - The Biodiversity Act of Bhutan 2003
Countries / territories: Бутан
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: Other
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Genetic resources, Traditional knowledge
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Law on the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights, Law No. 82, 2002
Countries / territories: Египет
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Genetic resources, Traditional knowledge
tk-tklaws-issues: Consequences of non-compliance, Content of disclosure, Trigger of disclosure - Patent Law of the People’s Republic of China (as amended up to the Decision of December 27, 2008, regarding the Revision of the Patent Law of the People’s Republic of China)
Countries / territories: Китай
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Genetic resources
tk-tklaws-issues: Consequences of non-compliance, Content of disclosure, Trigger of disclosure - Intellectual Property Law (Consolidation No. 2006-13)
Countries / territories: Эквадор
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Genetic resources, Traditional cultural expressions, Traditional knowledge
tk-tklaws-issues: Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Law No. 50/AN/09/6th on the Protection of Industrial Property
Countries / territories: Джибути
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Genetic resources, Traditional knowledge
tk-tklaws-issues: Content of disclosure - Industrial Property Act, 2012 (Act No. 1 of 2012)
Countries / territories: Намибия
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Genetic resources, Traditional knowledge
tk-tklaws-issues: Content of disclosure - Law No. 7788 on Biodiversity (as last amended by Law No. 8686 of November 21, 2008)
Countries / territories: Коста-Рика
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: Other
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Genetic resources
tk-tklaws-issues: Consequences of non-compliance, Content of disclosure, Trigger of disclosure - Protection of Traditional Knowledge and Cultural Expressions Act, 2016
Countries / territories: Кения
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: Sui Generis
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Genetic resources, Traditional cultural expressions, Traditional knowledge
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders, Exceptions and limitations, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Decree-Law No. 291 of November 20, 2011 on the Protection of Plant Varieties
Countries / territories: Куба
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: Other
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Genetic resources, Traditional knowledge
tk-tklaws-issues: Consequences of non-compliance, Content of disclosure, Trigger of disclosure - Executive Decree No. 25 of April 29, 2009
Countries / territories: Панама
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: Other
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Genetic resources
tk-tklaws-issues: - Patents Act 1970 as amended by Patents (Amendments) Act 2005
Countries / territories:
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Genetic resources, Traditional knowledge
tk-tklaws-issues: Consequences of non-compliance, Content of disclosure, Trigger of disclosure - Patents Amendment Act 2005
Countries / territories: Южная Африка
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Genetic resources, Traditional knowledge
tk-tklaws-issues: Consequences of non-compliance, Content of disclosure, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection, Trigger of disclosure - Law of April 28, 2005 modifying the Law of March 28, 1984 on Patents in particular the Patentability on Biotechnological Inventions
Countries / territories:
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation:
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Genetic resources
tk-tklaws-issues: Content of disclosure, Trigger of disclosure - Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 10055 (Joint Administrative Order No. 02-2010)
Countries / territories: Филиппины
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Genetic resources, Traditional knowledge
tk-tklaws-issues: Consequences of non-compliance, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection, Trigger of disclosure - Regulation (2004:162) Amending the Patents Decree
Countries / territories: Швеция
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Genetic resources
tk-tklaws-issues: Consequences of non-compliance, Content of disclosure, Trigger of disclosure - Provisional Act No. 2.186-16, dated August 23, 2001
Countries / territories: Бразилия
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: Sui Generis
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Genetic resources, Traditional knowledge
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders, Consequences of non-compliance, Content of disclosure, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection, Trigger of disclosure