Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights - The Protection of Traditional Knowledge and Folklore - Summary of Issues Raised and Points Made - Note by the Secretariat - Revision
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- 2006/03/20
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World Trade
Organization IP/C/W/370/Rev.1
9 March 2006
(06-1046) Council for Trade-Related Aspects
of Intellectual Property Rights
THE PROTECTION OF TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND FOLKLORE
SUMMARY OF ISSUES RAISED AND POINTS MADE
Note by the Secretariat
Revision
TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE No.
I. INTRODUCTION 1
II. GENERAL ISSUES RELATING TO THE PROTECTION OF TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE 2
III. THE GRANT OF PATENTS IN RESPECT OF TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE 9
IV. CONSENT AND BENEFIT SHARING 12
A. Use of the existing IPR system 13
B. Protecting traditional knowledge under a sui generis system 16
V. INFORMATION ON MEMBERS' NATIONAL LEGISLATION, PRACTICES AND EXPERIENCES 18
ANNEX 19
INTRODUCTION
At its meeting of 17-19 September 2002 the Council for TRIPS requested the Secretariat to periodically update its summary notes of issues raised and points made in the Council's work on three items of its agenda: namely the review of the provision