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Global Reference on IP and GRs, TK and TCEs
WIPO provides various information resources on intellectual property (IP) and genetic resources (GRs), traditional knowledge (TK) and traditional cultural expressions (TCEs).
Repository of experiences
- Repository of resources on regional, national, local and community experiences on IP and GRs, TK and TCEs – including survey, case studies, presentations, and more
Laws, legislative measures and protocols
- Laws, treaties and regulations relevant to traditional knowledge, traditional cultural expressions and genetic resources
- Compilation of Information on National and Regional Sui Generis Regimes for the IP Protection of TK and TCEs
- Disclosure requirements table
- Codes, guidelines and practices relating to the recording, digitization and dissemination of TCEs
Traditional Knowledge Background Briefs
This series of short, accessible briefs provides background information on the different issues and topics relating to intellectual property and genetic resources, traditional cultural expressions and traditional knowledge.
Intellectual property management
- Protect and Promote Your Culture: A Practical Guide to Intellectual Property for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities
- Intellectual Property and the Safeguarding of Traditional Cultures – Legal Issues and Practical Options for Museums, Libraries and Archives
- Documenting Traditional Knowledge: A Toolkit
- Intellectual Property and Folk, Arts and Cultural Festivals – A Practical Guide
- Marketing Crafts and Visual Arts: The Role of Intellectual Property
- Documenting Traditional Medical Knowledge
Access, benefit-sharing and disclosure
- Biodiversity-related Access and Benefit-sharing Agreements
- Key Questions on Patent Disclosure Requirements for Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge - second edition
- A Guide to IP Issues in Access and Benefit-sharing Agreements
- WIPO-UNEP Study on the Role of Intellectual Property Rights in the Sharing of Benefits Arising from the Use of Biological Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge
Customary laws
- Customary Law, Traditional Knowledge and Intellectual Property: An Outline of the Issues
- Customary Law in the Protection of Traditional Knowledge - Regional Study in the Andean Countries
- Customary Law in ABS and TK Governance: Perspectives from Andean and Pacific Island Countries