WIPO: Traditional Knowledge Digital Library

Representatives from 35 countries participated in the International Conference on the Utilization of the Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) as a Model for Protection of Traditional Knowledge, convening from 22-24 March, in New Delhi, (India). The objectives of the Conference was to: share experiences and information on the role of the TKDL in the documentation of traditional knowledge (TK); identify the intellectual property issues in, and technical implications of, the establishment of a TKDL; and explore the role and functioning of the TKDL within the international intellectual property (IP) protection system. [WIPO Press Release] [Meeting Website]