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Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore

Fourth Session (Geneva, December 9 - 17, 2002)


The fourth session of this Intergovernmental Committee will continue to discuss intellectual property issues that arise in the context of (i) access to genetic resources and benefit-sharing; (ii) protection of traditional knowledge, whether or not associated with those resources; and (iii) the protection of expressions of folklore.

Invitations: As members, the State members of WIPO, and as observers, certain organizations.

Documents

  • WIPO/GRTKF/IC/4/INF/2 (November 25, 2002)
    PRESENTATIONS ON NATIONAL AND REGIONAL EXPERIENCES WITH SPECIFIC LEGISLATION FOR THE LEGAL PROTECTION OF TRADITIONAL CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS (EXPRESSIONS OF FOLKLORE)
    Document prepared by the Secretariat
    (available in Adobe PDF and MS-Word 97 (Annexes II to IV) formats)
    (Attachment to Annex IV (available in Adobe PDF format only)) 

  • WIPO/GRTKF/IC/4/INF/3 (October 9, 2002)
    EXPOSÉS SUR L'EXPÉRIENCE DE DIFFÉRENTS PAYS ET ORGANISATIONS EN MATIÈRE DE SYSTÈMES LÉGISLATIFS SPÉCIALISÉS POUR LA PROTECTION JURIDIQUE DES EXPRESSIONS CULTURELLES TRADITIONNELLES (EXPRESSIONS DU FOLKLORE)
    (French only)
    Document prepared by the Secretariat
    (available in Adobe PDF and MS-Word 97 formats)

  • WIPO/GRTKF/IC/4/INF/4 (November 29, 2002)
    PRESENTACIÓN DE EXPERIENCIAS NACIONALES CON SISTEMAS NORMATIVOS DE PROTECCIÓN JURÍDICA DE LAS EXPRESIONES CULTURALES TRADICIONALES (LAS EXPRESIONES DEL FOLCLORE)
    (Spanish only)
    Document prepared by the Secretariat
    (available in Adobe PDF and MS-Word 97 formats)

  • WIPO/GRTKF/IC/4/INF/5 (December 6, 2002)
    PRESENTATIONS ON NATIONAL AND REGIONAL EXPERIENCES WITH SPECIFIC LEGISLATION FOR THE LEGAL PROTECTION OF TRADITIONAL CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS (EXPRESSIONS OF FOLKLORE)
    Document prepared by the Secretariat
    (available in Adobe PDF and MS-Word 97 formats)

  • WIPO/GRTKF/IC/4/INF/5 Add. (December 9, 2002)
    PRESENTATIONS ON NATIONAL AND REGIONAL EXPERIENCES WITH SPECIFIC LEGISLATION FOR THE LEGAL PROTECTION OF TRADITIONAL CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS (EXPRESSIONS OF FOLKLORE)
    Document prepared by the Secretariat
    (available in Adobe PDF and MS-Word 97 formats)

  • WIPO/GRTKF/IC/4/INF/6 (December 6, 2002)
    BRIEF SUMMARY OF WORKING DOCUMENTS
    Document prepared by the Secretariat
    (available in Adobe PDF and MS-Word 97 formats)

  • WIPO/GRTKF/IC/4/1 Prov.1 (July 19, 2002)
    DRAFT AGENDA
    Document prepared by the Secretariat
    (available in Adobe PDF and MS-Word 97 formats)

  • WIPO/GRTKF/IC/4/2 (October 12, 2002)
    ACCREDITATION OF CERTAIN NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
    Document prepared by the Secretariat

    (available in Adobe PDF and MS-Word 97 formats)

  • WIPO/GRTKF/IC/4/2 Add. (November 26, 2002)
    ADDENDUM TO ACCREDITATION OF CERTAIN NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
    Document prepared by the Secretariat

    (available in Adobe PDF and MS-Word 97 formats)

  • WIPO/GRTKF/IC/4/2 Add.2 (December 5, 2002)
    FURTHER ADDENDUM TO ACCREDITATION OF CERTAIN ORGANIZATIONS
    Document prepared by the Secretariat

    (available in Adobe PDF and MS-Word 97 formats)

  • WIPO/GRTKF/IC/4/3 (October 20, 2002)
    PRELIMINARY SYSTEMATIC ANALYSIS OF NATIONAL EXPERIENCES WITH THE LEGAL PROTECTION OF EXPRESSIONS OF FOLKLORE
    Document prepared by the Secretariat
    (available in Adobe PDF and MS-Word 97 formats)

  • WIPO/GRTKF/IC/4/4 (October 20, 2002)
    TECHNICAL COOPERATION ON THE LEGAL PROTECTION OF EXPRESSIONS OF FOLKLORE - BRIEF REPORT
    Document prepared by the Secretariat
    (available in Adobe PDF and MS-Word 97 formats)

  • WIPO/GRTKF/IC/4/5 (October 20, 2002)
    DRAFT OUTLINE OF AN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT TOOLKIT FOR DOCUMENTATION OF TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE
    Document prepared by the Secretariat
    (available in Adobe PDF and MS-Word 97 formats)

  • WIPO/GRTKF/IC/4/7 November 5, 2002
    REPORT ON THE REVIEW OF EXISTING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION OF TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE 
    Document prepared by the Secretariat

    (available in Adobe PDF and MS-Word 97 formats)

  • WIPO/GRTKF/IC/4/8 (October 30, 2002)
    ELEMENTS OF A SUI GENERIS SYSTEM FOR THE PROTECTION OF TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE
    Document prepared by the Secretariat
    (available in Adobe PDF and MS-Word 97 formats)

  • WIPO/GRTKF/IC/4/10 (October 20, 2002)
    REPORT ON ELECTRONIC DATABASE OF CONTRACTUAL PRACTICES AND CLAUSES RELATING TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, ACCESS TO GENETIC RESOURCES AND BENEFIT - SHARING
    Document prepared by the Secretariat
    (available in Adobe PDF and MS-Word 97 formats)

  • WIPO/GRTKF/IC/4/11 (November 20, 2002)
    INITIAL REPORT ON THE TECHNICAL STUDY ON DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO GENETIC RESOURCES AND TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE
    Document prepared by the Secretariat
    (available in Adobe PDF and MS-Word 97 formats)

  • WIPO/GRTKF/IC/4/12 (October 20, 2002)
    PARTICIPATION OF LOCAL AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES IN THE WORK OF THE COMMITTEE
    Document prepared by the Secretariat
    (available in Adobe PDF and MS-Word 97 formats)

  • WIPO/GRTKF/IC/4/13 (December 6, 2002)
    ACCESS TO GENETIC RESOURCES REGIME OF THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL PARKS
    Document submitted by the Delegation of the United States of America
    (available in Adobe PDF and MS-Word 97 formats)

  • WIPO/GRTKF/IC/4/14 (December 6, 2002)
    TECHNICAL PROPOSALS ON DATABASES AND REGISTRIES OF TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND BIOLOGICAL/GENETIC RESOURCES
    Document submitted by the Asian Group
    (available in Adobe PDF and MS-Word 97 formats)

  • WIPO/GRTKF/IC/4/15 (December 17, 2002)
    REPORT
    adopted by the Committee
    (available in Adobe PDF and MS-Word 97 formats)

  • Conclusions and Decisions
    (extract from document WIPO/GRTKF/IC/4/15)
    (available in HTML format in English, French and Spanish)

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