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IBA Annual Conference Mexico City 2024

15 Sep - 20 Sep 2024

PALACIO DE CANAL 10, LEVEL E1

Session information

Cultural heritage and traditional knowledge, and its intersection with IP rights

Thursday 19 September (1430 - 1545)

PALACIO DE CANAL 10, LEVEL E1

Committee(s)

Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Committee (Lead)
Art, Cultural Institutions and Heritage Law Committee

Description

Traditional knowledge, cultural expression, genetic resources and the intersection with intellectual property (IP). This panel will look at copyright protection, patents, trademarks, ownership issues and acknowledgement. A broad range of IP rights relevant when looking to acknowledge and protect the centuries old cultural heritage of indigenous people and whether a sui generis system is the way forward.

Session / Workshop Chair(s)

Gloria Niembro	Chevez Ruiz Zamarripa, Mexico City, Mexico; Vice Chair, Trademark Law Subcommittee

Speakers

Mariana Aymerich Ordóñez	Mexican Ministry of Culture, Mexico City, Mexico
Ana Claudia Mamede Carneiro	Dannemann, São Paulo, Brazil
Professor Teshager Dagne	York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Wend Wendland	World Intellectual Property Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

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