Intellectual Property and the Protection of Traditional Knowledge, Genetic Resources and Folklore: The Peruvian Experience

A. von Bogdandy and R. Wolfrum, (eds.), Max Planck Yearbook of United Nations Law, Volume 12, 2008, p. 487-549. © 2008 Koninklijke Brill N.V. Printed in The Netherlands. Intellectual Property and the Protection of Traditional Knowledge, Genetic Resources and Folklore: The Peruvian Experience University of Heidelberg, Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law and the University of Chile, March 2007 Rosa Giannina Alvarez Núñez Table of Contents I. Introduction II. General Issues Relating to the Protection of Traditional Knowledge, Ge- netic Resources and Folklore 1. Definitions 2. An Overview of the International Debate a. Developed Countries’ Arguments aa. Traditional Knowledge in Public Domain bb. Developing Countries Use Traditional Knowledge for Ob- taining Concessions under the TRIPS Agreement cc. The Disincentive Effect b. Developing Countries’ Arguments aa. Equity bb. Environment cc. Avoiding “Bio-Piracy” and ensuring Benefit Sharing dd. Coherence of International and National Law ee. National Economies Benefit c. Other Points of the Debate aa. Existing Intellectual Property Rights and sui generis Systems bb. International or National Actions? III. The Actions of WIPO 1. The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) 2. Provisions for the Protection of Traditional Knowledge 3. Provisions for the Protection of Traditional Cultural Expressions

Intellectual Property and the Protection of Traditional Knowledge, Genetic Resources and Folklore: The Peruvian Experience

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