Andrés Izquierdo on the WIPO Negotiations on Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore
PIJIP Senior Research Analyst Andrés Izquierdo has written an account of the 45th Session of WIPO's Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore.
The Committee met to continue discussions on the draft articles on Traditional Knowledge (TK) and Traditional Cultural Expressions (TCE). Statements and discussions touched on many of the main agenda items for the meeting, including discussions on the beneficiaries, and the role of nation-states and other entities regarding TK/TCEs. The Session also included a proposed Chair’s TK/TCE text to advance progress on TK/TCE negotiations – the Zero Draft, and an ad hoc expert group report on TK and TCE elaborated by Mr. Anthony Kakooza (Associate Professor of Law, Uganda Christian University, Uganda) and Ms. Edwina Lewis (Director of Policy and International Affairs, IP Australia, Australia).