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Intellectual Property and Traditional Knowledge

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Indigenous and local communities justly cherish traditional knowledge (TK) as a part of their very cultural identities. Maintaining the distinct knowledge systems that give rise to TK can be vital for their future well-being and sustainable development and for their intellectual and cultural vitality. For many communities, TK forms part of an holistic world-view, and is inseparable from their very ways of life and their cultural values, spiritual beliefs and customary legal systems. This means that it is vital to sustain not merely the knowledge but the social and physical environment of which it forms an integral part.[WIPO NO 2; 920(E)]

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  • Wipo World Intellectual Property Organization., 2009. "Intellectual Property and Traditional Knowledge," Working Papers id:2001, eSocialSciences.
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    Traditional Knowledge; Defensive Protection; Intellectual Property;
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