Protecting Traditional Knowledge through Historical Arguments
Protecting Traditional Knowledge through Historical Arguments

Summary/Abstract: In present days the international debate at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) regarding the protection of traditional knowledge represent an intense and lively subject. For this an international commission was appointed to study and debate a draft for a common protection for these intangible assets, formed from national representatives but also indigenous people, that have a direct interest in protecting their cultural heritage. The present paper explores the way in which history can shape the fate of the negotiations and also the possible situations that can emerge from common cultural heritage, that cannot be linked to only one are, but more regions or one region belonging to more countries.

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