An agreement on an international mechanism to protect traditional knowledge folklore has not been reached after disagreements during a recent meeting in Geneva.
The eighth session of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore (IGC), took place from 6-10 June 2005.
However, no agreement […]
An agreement on an international mechanism to protect traditional knowledge folklore has not been reached after disagreements during a recent meeting in Geneva.
The eighth session of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore (IGC), took place from 6-10 June 2005. However, no agreement was reported.
Links to further information:
ICTSD Bridges Weekly Trade News Digest report, 15 June 2005
WIPO webpage