Traditional Medical Knowledge Program

The WIPO Training, Mentoring and Match-Making Program on Intellectual Property and Traditional Medical Knowledge aims at establishing and supporting an innovation ecosystem related to and based on traditional medical knowledge. The Program’s purpose is to assist communities and support traditional medicine practitioners by collaborating with research institutions, intellectual property offices and other partners to better understand how to protect and benefit from traditional medical knowledge.

The Program provides participants the opportunity to:

• acquire knowledge on the policies and legislations relating to the intellectual property protection of traditional medical knowledge; 
• benefit from the support of a mentor and receive tailored trainings on intellectual property and its relationship with traditional medical knowledge;  and
• build capacity in intellectual property and acquire the skills necessary for an effective use of the intellectual property system