The World Intellectual Property Organization Traditional Knowledge Documentation Toolkit

Download or read book Documenting Traditional Knowledge – A Toolkit written by World Intellectual Property Organization and published by WIPO. This book was released on 2017-12-08 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is growing interest in documenting the wealth of traditional knowledge (TK) that has been developed by indigenous peoples and local communities around the world. But documenting TK can raise important issues, especially as regards intellectual property. This Toolkit presents a range of easy-to-use checklists and other resources to help ensure that anyone considering a documentation project can address those issues effectively.