Intellectual Property Needs and Expectations of Traditional Knowledge Holders : WIPO Report on Fact-Finding Missions on Intellectual Property and Traditional Knowledge (1998-1999)
Intellectual Property Needs and Expectations of Traditional Knowledge Holders : WIPO Report on Fact-Finding Missions on Intellectual Property and Traditional Knowledge (1998-1999)
This Report presents information compiled by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) from nine fact-finding missions conducted by WIPO in 1998 and 1999 on the intellectual property (IP) needs and expectations of holders of traditional knowledge. The purpose of the Report is to provide information to WIPO Member States, holders of TK (traditional knowledge), including indigenous peoples, the private sector, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, academic and research institutions and other interested parties, on the IP needs and expectations of TK holders expressed to WIPO during the FFMS (fact-finding missions).
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Executive Summary; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; Methodology; Terminology; Part I - Framing the IP Needs and Expectations of Traditional Knowledge Holders : Introduction to Intellectual Property; Other Relevant Multilateral Institutions and Initatives; Customary Laws and Protocols; Part II - Identifying the IP Needs and Expectations of Traditional Knowledge Holders : Results of the Nine Fact-Finding Missions : FFM to the South Pacific; FFM to Eastern and Southern Africa; FFM to South Asia; FFM to North America; FFM to Central America; FFM to West Africa; FFM to the Arab Countries; FFM to South America - Mission to Peru; FFM to South America - Mission to Bolivia; FFM to the Caribbean Region; Part III - Summary, Reflections and Conclusions; Annexes : 1. Contracting Parties of Treaties Administered by WIPO; 2. Terms of Reference for FFMs; 3. Table of Countries Visited; 4. WIPO Interim Mission Reports; 5. Recommendations and Resolutions on the Protection of Expressions of Folklore; 6. List of States, Organizations and Persons Submitting Formal Comments on Draft Report; 7. Bibliography;.