مكانة المعارف التقليدية في منظومة الملكية الفكرية

Abstract EN

Traditional knowledge is an integral part of the heritage of the peoples who own it, but it is distinguished by a set of characteristics from other heritage elements, as it is often the result of collective creativity and always maintains its connection with this group.

and taking into account the value of this moral, economic and even scientific knowledge, the companies owners seek their protection by the enactment of adequate legal texts in order to protect them as a category of intellectual property rights, and to unify international efforts for theadoption of a protectioninstrument within the intellectual property system.

However, the confidentiality of traditional knowledge with respect to the rest of intellectual rights requires a readjustment of the principles andprovisions on which this system is based, to be in line with the nature of this collective and permanent knowledge, and to meet the requirements ofits proprietary companies as to their attribution and their full participation in decisions relating to the access and use of their knowledge and theobtaining of part of the resulting benefits.

It requires the introduction of this knowledge and how it differs from other property rights.