Intellectual Property, Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions/Folklore: A Guide for Countries in Transition

Intellectual Property, Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions/Folklore: A Guide for Countries in Transition
Author: World Intellectual Property Organization
Publisher: WIPO
Total Pages: 23
Release: 2016-11-11
Genre: Law
ISBN:

..This Guide intends to provide information for policy-makers, heads of intellectual property (IP) offices, and other decision-makers in countries in transition, on issues they need to consider before putting a legal framework in place. It aims to raise awareness of existing methods for the legal protection of traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions, as well as to improve understanding of the interrelations, at international, regional and national levels, between the IP system, on the one hand, and traditional knowledge/traditional cultural expressions and their implications for economic, social, cultural and technical development, on the other hand.

Intellectual Property and Folk, Arts and Cultural Festivals

Intellectual Property and Folk, Arts and Cultural Festivals
Author: World Intellectual Property Organization
Publisher: WIPO
Total Pages: 60
Release: 2018-12-10
Genre: Law
ISBN: 928052531X

This Guide provides general information about intellectual property (IP) and cultural interests. It identifies the main IP challenges faced by festival organizers and outlines some practical elements of an effective IP management strategy, following a step-by-step approach.

Intellectual Property and the Safeguarding of Traditional Cultures: Legal Issues and Practical Options for Museums, Libraries and Archives

Intellectual Property and the Safeguarding of Traditional Cultures: Legal Issues and Practical Options for Museums, Libraries and Archives
Author: World Intellectual Property Organization
Publisher: WIPO
Total Pages: 126
Release: 2010
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9280520164

This publication, prepared under the aegis of the WIPO Creative Heritage Project by two external consultants, Ms. Molly Torsen and Dr. Jane Anderson, offers legal information and compiles practical experiences on the management of intellectual property for cultural institutions whose collections comprise traditional cultural expressions. It seeks to respond directly to the needs of cultural institutions and indigenous and traditional communities dealing with the preservation, safeguarding and protection of cultural heritage.

Consolidated Analysis of the Legal Protection of Traditional Cultural Expressions/Expressions of Folklore

Consolidated Analysis of the Legal Protection of Traditional Cultural Expressions/Expressions of Folklore
Author: World Intellectual Property Organization
Publisher: WIPO
Total Pages: 113
Release: 2004
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9280513273

This publication is part of a series of background papers prepared by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) dealing with intellectual property issues in relation to genetic resources, traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions/ folklore. It is intended to provide a comprehensive analysis of the policy issues that arise in the debate over improved intellectual property protection of TCEs/folklore, as an information resource for policy makers, negotiators, legislators, indigenous and traditional communities, users of traditional cultural expressions/folklore, researchers and others interested in exploring these issues in detail.

Intellectual Property, Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions/Folklore

Intellectual Property, Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions/Folklore
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2013
Genre: Intellectual property
ISBN:

This Guide intends to provide information for policy-makers, heads of intellectual property (IP) offices, and other decision-makers in countries in transition, on issues they need to consider before putting a legal framework in place. It aims to raise awareness of existing methods for the legal protection of traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions, as well as to improve understanding of the interrelations, at international, regional and national levels, between the IP system, on the one hand, and traditional knowledge/traditional cultural expressions and their implications for economic, social, cultural and technical development, on the other hand.

Beyond Intellectual Property

Beyond Intellectual Property
Author: Darrell Addison Posey
Publisher: IDRC
Total Pages: 324
Release: 1996
Genre: Cultural property
ISBN: 088936799X

Cultural property, aboriginal people, ethnobiology, legal status, laws.

Boosting Tourism Development through Intellectual Property Development

Boosting Tourism Development through Intellectual Property Development
Author: World Intellectual Property Organization
Publisher: WIPO
Total Pages: 110
Release: 2021-04-23
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9280530348

This publication helps non-IP specialists understand the connection between IP, tourism and culture. Through multiple case studies, it illustrates how existing and potential IP tools, in particular branding and copyright, can add value to tourism services and products. It explains how to include IP in tourism policies, product development and destination branding, and shows how different IP rights can be leveraged for fundraising purposes. Podcast Episode 2 -- Intellectual Property and Tourism https://www.wipo.int/podcasts/en/wkc/index.html

Promoting Access to Medical Technologies and Innovation - Intersections between Public Health, Intellectual Property and Trade

Promoting Access to Medical Technologies and Innovation - Intersections between Public Health, Intellectual Property and Trade
Author: World Intellectual Property Organization
Publisher: WIPO
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2013
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9280523082

This study has emerged from an ongoing program of trilateral cooperation between WHO, WTO and WIPO. It responds to an increasing demand, particularly in developing countries, for strengthened capacity for informed policy-making in areas of intersection between health, trade and IP, focusing on access to and innovation of medicines and other medical technologies.