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WIPO Members Move To Detailed Talks Toward Folklore Treaty

By Intellectual Property Watch

Delegates negotiating early stages of a treaty on traditional cultural expressions this week got down to details of what to protect, from whom and how in late-night drafting sessions at the World Intellectual Property Organization, and found a work plan for the immediate future on genetic resources as well. Meanwhile, indigenous groups continued to raise concerns about the process.

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• Officials Work To Advance WIPO Treaty To Protect Biological, Traditional Resources
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• WIPO Sees First Real Progress In 10 Years On Text For Protection Of Folklore

Full post as published by Intellectual Property Watch on December 10, 2010 (boomark / email).