Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions

The objective of this booklet is to offer general and basic information on the interface between intellectual property (IP) and traditional knowledge (TK), traditional cultural expressions (TCEs), and genetic resources (GRs). It briefly addresses the most important questions that arise when considering the role that IP principles and systems can […]

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Intellectual Property Needs and Expectations of Traditional Knowledge Holders

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 (TK). The fact-finding missions (the FFMs) were designed to enable WIPO to identify, as […]

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Language app: Myaamia

Learn Myaamia on your smart phone with the ‘Niiki’ app ‘Niiki’ will bring Myaamia language to your fingertips. Niiki means “my home” in Myaamia, the language of Myaamia people. Niiki delivers over 80 sound files and example sentences for rooms throughout your home. This app was developed in the 2011-12 […]

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