SC Workshop – Protection of TK & TCEs, 11-14 February 2025
South Centre Workshop with Like-Minded Countries on the Protection of Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions
Date: 11th – 14th February, 2025
Location: Varembé Conference Centre, Geneva
Time: 1-3 pm
This workshop will assist the group of Like-Minded Countries in the negotiations taking place in the World Intellectual Property Organization on the protection of traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions. The Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore (IGC) is mandated to expedite its work, with the objective of finalizing an agreement on an international legal instrument(s). The next IGC will be held from March 3 to 7, 2025. The current negotiation texts are listed below.
The protection of traditional knowledge: draft articles
The protection of traditional cultural expressions: draft articles
This article was tagged: Intellectual Property, Traditional Cultural Expressions (TCEs), Traditional Knowledge, WIPO IGC, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
