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 on Legal Protection of Azerbaijani Folklore Expressions 2003
Countries / territories: Азербайджан
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: Sui Generis
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Exceptions and limitations, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Law No. 19 of July 29, 2002 on Copyright
Countries / territories: Индонезия
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders - Royal Decree No. 65/2008 promulgating the Law on Copyright and Related Rights
Countries / territories: Оман
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Law No. 7 of 2002 on the Protection of Copyright and Related Rights
Countries / territories: Катар
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Copyright Law of 20 August 2003
Countries / territories: Саудовская Аравия
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Intellectual Property Act, No.36 of 2003
Countries / territories: Шри-Ланка
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: 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: Туркменистан
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Intelletual Property Law (Presidential Law Decree No. 19 of 1994 in respect of Intellectual Property)
Countries / territories: Йемен
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: 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 - Copyright Act (Act No. 1961/404 of July 8, 1961, as amended up to Act No. 2015/608 of May 22, 2015)
Countries / territories: Финляндия
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: - 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 - Protection of New Plant Varieties Act No. 634 of 2004
Countries / territories: Малайзия
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional knowledge
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders - Decree-Law No. 118/2002 of 20 April
Countries / territories: Португалия
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: Sui Generis
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional knowledge
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - 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 - National Environmental Management Biodiversity Act 2004
Countries / territories: Южная Африка
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: Other
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional knowledge
tk-tklaws-issues: 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: Таиланд
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: Sui Generis
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional knowledge
tk-tklaws-issues: 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: Демократическая Республика Конго
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: 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: Кабо-Верде
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders, Exceptions and limitations, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - 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 - Copyright Order No. 13 of 1989
Countries / territories: Лесото
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Exceptions and limitations, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Copyright Act 1989
Countries / territories: Малави
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Exceptions and limitations, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Copyright Law No. 4, 2001
Countries / territories: Мозамбик
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Law No. 31/2009 on the Protection of Intellectual Property
Countries / territories: Руанда
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Law No. 2008/09 of January 25, 2008 on Copyright and Neighboring rights in Senegal
Countries / territories: Сенегал
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Law No. 9112 of June 10, 1991 on the Protection of Copyright, Folklore and Related rights
Countries / territories: Того
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: 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: Албания
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Law on Copyright and Related Rights 2010
Countries / territories: Северная Македония
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act 2000 (Act No. 6 of 2006)
Countries / territories: Ботсвана
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: 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: Литва
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Law No.1322 of April 13, 1992 on Copyright
Countries / territories: Боливия (Многонациональное Государство)
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Law No. 23 of 1982 (January 28) On Copyright
Countries / territories: Колумбия
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Law on Copyright and Neighboring Rights (No.312)
Countries / territories: Никарагуа
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Copyright Law (Legislative Decree No. 822 of April 23, 1996)
Countries / territories: Перу
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Copyright and Related Rights Act No. 42 of 2000
Countries / territories: Вануату
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions, Traditional knowledge
tk-tklaws-issues: Exceptions and limitations, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Act for Protection of Authors, Composers and Artists Rights (Copyright Law)
Countries / territories: Иран (Исламская Республика Иран)
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - The Copyright Law No. (22) of 1992 (as amended in 2001)
Countries / territories: Иордания
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders - The Copyright & Related Rights Act 23/ 2010
Countries / territories: Мальдивские Острова
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Law of Mongolia on Copyright and Related Rights (as last amended on January 19, 2006)
Countries / territories: Монголия
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: 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: Узбекистан
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - 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 - Biological Diversity Act, 2002 No. 18
Countries / territories:
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: Other
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional knowledge
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders, Exceptions and limitations, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Law No. 35 of May 10, 1996 on Industrial Property
Countries / territories: Панама
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional knowledge
tk-tklaws-issues: - Law No. 24/2015 of July 24, 2015, on Patents
Countries / territories: Испания
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Genetic resources
tk-tklaws-issues: Content of disclosure - Federal Law of June 25, 1954 on Patents for Inventions (status as of January 1, 2012)
Countries / territories: Швейцария
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 - Law on Authors' Rights No. 4/1990
Countries / territories: Ангола
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: 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: Кот-д'Ивуар
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Copyright Act 2004
Countries / territories: Гамбия
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders, Exceptions and limitations, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Copyright Law 1997
Countries / territories: Либерия
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: 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: Мадагаскар
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act 2006
Countries / territories: Уганда
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act (Chapter 26:05)
Countries / territories: Зимбабве
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders, Exceptions and limitations, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Copyright and Related Rights Law 2010
Countries / territories: Босния и Герцеговина
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: 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: Хорватия
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Consolidated Version of Act No. 121/2000 Coll., on Copyright and Rights Related to Copyright
Countries / territories: Чешская Республика
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: 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: Азербайджан
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders, Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection - Indigenous Law No. 6172/ Ley Nº 6172, Ley Indígena
Countries / territories: Коста-Рика
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: Other
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Beneficiaries or rightholders - Copyright and Neighboring Rights Law (approved by Decree No. 4-99-E)
Countries / territories: Гондурас
tk-tklaws-type-of-legislation: IP law
tk-tklaws-subject-matter: Traditional cultural expressions
tk-tklaws-issues: Scope of protection, Subject matter of protection