Tag Archives: Traditional Knowledge

Ecuador: Change Constitution to Protect Traditional Knowledge

by Shawn Sullivan Posted on September 8, 2014

  Ecuador’s national government has proposed to amend the country’s constitution to provide special protections against the misappropriation of traditional knowledge and biological diversity. Propuesta de enmiendas constitucionales sobre la protección de los Saberes Ancestrales y la Biodiversidad del Ecuador, Secretaría … Continue reading →

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Ecuadorian IP Institute Registers Traditional Knowledge of Indigenous Community

by Shawn Sullivan Posted on March 21, 2014

Yesterday, at a conference at its offices in Guayaquil, the Ecuadorian Intellectual Property Institute (IEPI) presented its 2013 annual report. IEPI, 2013 Informe de Rendición de Cuentas. As noted in an article published in the newspaper El Comercio, IEPI has been … Continue reading →

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Venezuelan State Adopts Indigenous Peoples Law, Protects Collective IP Rights

by Shawn Sullivan Posted on November 2, 2012

On October 12, 2012, legislators in the Venezuelan state of Sucre approved a new Law on Indigenous Peoples and Communities. See Aprobada Ley de los Pueblos y Comunidades Indígenas, CNP 4.458/ 23.10.2012. According to a press release by the Legislative … Continue reading →

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Nicaraguan Congress Approves Biological Diversity Law

by Shawn Sullivan Posted on October 6, 2012

On September 5, 2012, the National Assembly of Nicaragua approved a new Law for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biological Diversity. Dictamen de Proyecto de Ley de Conservación y Utilización Sostenible de la Diversidad Biológica. The law implements provisions … Continue reading →

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