Emmanuel Sackey Chief Examiner African Regional Intellectual Property Organization httpwwwaripoorg OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION DEVELOPMENT OF POLICY AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK SWAKOPMUND PROTOCOL ON TK AND FOLKLORE AND IMPLEMENTATION ID: 336153
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ARIPO’s EXPERIENCE ON THE PROTECTION OF TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE, FOLKLORE AND GENETIC RESOURCES
Emmanuel SackeyChief Examiner
African Regional Intellectual Property Organization
http://www.aripo.orgSlide2
OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION
DEVELOPMENT OF POLICY AND LEGAL FRAMEWORKSWAKOPMUND PROTOCOL ON TK AND FOLKLORE AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGYNATIONAL EFFORTS IN TK, GR AND FOLKLORE PROTECTION AND UTILIZATION
THE WAY FORWARDSlide3
ARIPO MANDATE ON GENETIC RESOURCES, TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND FOLKLORE – 2002
LEGISLATIVE
DEVELOPMENT
Regional Level
National level
DOCUMENTTION
OF TK AND
FOLKLOE
CAPACITY BUIDLING AND AWARENESS CREATION
TK PRESERVATION AND UTILIZATIONSlide4
RATIONALE FOR DEVELOPING THE ARIPO SWAKOPMUND PROTOCOL
To provide a legal framework that empowers TK holders to utilize their resources for socio-economic developmentTo prevent misappropriation and prevent illicit grant of patentsNeed to address trans-boundary TK /folklore in AfricaProvide a model for national legislative development and as an African position framework for the IGC ProcessSlide5
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Traditional governance and legal systems
Nature and Characteristics of the knowledge
Inadequacy of the conventional IP systemSlide6Slide7
ARIPO POLICY AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK ON ABS
Development of regional policy and legal framework for ABS for implementation by the Member States of the Organization - Objectives and Principles - Policy options and strategies - Institutional StructuresLinkage of such initiative with those of CBD, FAO, UPOV and other International and regional organizations Slide8
DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION OF ARIPO SWAKOPMUND PROTOCOL ON TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE ANAD EXPRESSIONS OF FOLKORESlide9
A DECADE OF LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTSlide10
CORE ELEMENTS OF THE PROTOCOL
Defines TK, Folklore and beneficiaries (includes recognized individuals)Provides positive or exclusive rights for holdersProvide scope of protection and eligibility conditionsProvides for the protection of trans-boundary TK and FolkloreDoes not require formalities and protects TK/Folklore in perpetuityProvides for PIC and MAT (including IP clauses)Slide11
CORE ELEMENTS OF THE PROTOCOL
Establishes registration system at national and regional levelsEstablishes National Competent Authorities for implementation of the ProtocolProvides for Dispute Settlement MechanismsRecognizes Customary Laws and ProtocolsStates that “authorization to access protected TK associated with GR shall not imply authorization to the GR derived from the TK” [Section 12 of the Protocol]Slide12
ACHIEVEMENTS ………..Slide13
ADOPTION OF THE SWAKOPMUND PROTOCOL
ADOPTION OF THE IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONSPREPARATION OF EXPLANATORY GUIDE TO THE PROTOCOL AND REGULATIONSTRANSLATION OF THE PROTOCOL INTO FRENCH, PORTUGUESE AND ARABICPUBLICATIONS OF MATERIALSSlide14
LEGAL INSTRUMENTS FOR THE IMPLEMENTAION OF THE MANDATE ON TK AND FOLKORESlide15
STRATEGIES FOR IMPLEMENTING THE SWAKOPMUND PROTOCOLSlide16
ARIPO
TBGR
TBTK/TCEs
CNA
CNA
R&D
R&D
REGIONAL BIO –COLLECTING SYSTEMROYALDISTRIBUTION
TK/TCEs DATABASEGR DATABASE
TLCs
TLCs
SUI GENERIS APPROACHSlide17
NEXT STEPS
Ratification/Accession to the Protocol - High level MissionsDevelopment of national policies and legislations using the Protocol as a model - IP offices to kick-start the processEstablishment of Competent National Authorities/Appropriate Authorities
- Council of Ministers to initiate the process
Awareness creation and capacity building
- ARIPO to modalities for awareness creation among TK holdersSlide18
Identification and development of projects to empower knowledge holders and community development
Swakopmund Protocol and Outcome of the IGC process and Nagoya ProtocolRecruitment of one Professional Staff to deal with TK mattersSlide19
NATIONAL EFFORTS
POLICY AND LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENT – Kenya, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Sudan, Mozambique, Botswana, Namibia, Rwanda, Tanzania,ESTABLISHED R&D INSTITUTIONS – Ghana, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Botswana, KenyaACADEMIC PROGRAMMES ON TK – Ghana, ZimbabweVALUE ADDITION AND TK UTILIZATION – Ghana, Lesotho, Gambia, Kenya, Zimbabwe, SwazilandIP PROTECTION OF TK AND FOLKLORE – Ghana, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, DOCUMENTATION INITIATIVES ?Slide20
OUR CORPORATE DELIVERABLES
TK, GR &Folklore
ABS/GR
PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION
TKDLSlide21
THE WAY FORWARD
Support for the establishment and implementation of national policy and legal frameworks The need to build institutional structures to promote the value addition of the resourcesThe IGC inertia and urgent need for international legal instrumentsSlide22
Thank You For Listening!Slide23
ARIPO’s EXPERIENCE IN
THE USE OF CONVENTIONAL IP SYSTEM FOR PROTECTION OF TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE, FOLKLORE AND GENETIC RESOURCESEmmanuel Sackey
Chief Examiner
African Regional Intellectual Property Organization
http://www.aripo.orgSlide24
OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION
BRIEF INTRODUCTION OF ARIPO AND ITS ACTIVITIESSTRATEGIES FOR USING IP SYTEM FOR THE PROTECTION OF TK, GR AND FOLKLORENEXT STEPSSlide25
ARIPO LEGAL INSTRUMENTS
LUSAKA AGREEMENTAdopted 1976
HARARE PROTOCOL
Adopted 1982
BANJUL PROTOCOL
Adopted 1993Slide26
Geographical Distribution of Member States of ARIPO
Botswana
Kenya
Mozambique
Somalia
The Gambia
Lesotho
Sierra Leone
SwazilandTanzania
Ghana
Zimbabwe
Malawi
Zambia
Uganda
Sudan
Namibia
West Africa
Central & Southern
Africa
East Africa
Liberia
RwandaSlide27
POTENTIAL MEMBER STATES OF ARIPO
Seychelles
South Africa
Mauritius
Nigeria
Burundi
Angola
Ethiopia
EritreaSlide28Slide29
STAFF AFFAIRS
COMMITTEE
ORGANS OF ARIPO
Ministers responsible for IP matters – IP High Level Forum for Decision Making on Policy Issues;
Administrative Council – Forum for IP Experts to determine development of IP;
Committees and Board of Appeal – for specialized functions ;
Secretariat – day to day operations of the Organization on IP matters
. TECHNICAL COMMITTEESlide30
ARIPO STRATEGIC GOALSSlide31
CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMMES OF THE ARIPO ACADEMY
CUSTOMISED TRAINING PROGRAMMES
E-LEARNING
ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES
Plant Variety Protection
Industrial Property issues
Copyright
Biodiversity
TK and FolkloreEnforcementIP and SMEsIP and Public HealthGovernmentt OfficialsPrivate SectorJudiciaryUniversities , R&D institutionsSMEs
Joint WIPO-ARIPO-Africa University Masters in IP Programme ( one of the modoles is on Plant Variety Protoection)
Have introduced DL 205
Planning to launch 2 MIP programmes in East and Wstt Africa
Will soon establish Ph D programme at the Africa University
Developing e-learning facilities to launch e-learning programmes
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STRATEGIES FOR USING CONVENTIONAL IP SYSTEM FOR THE PROTECTION OF TK, FOLKLORE AND GRSlide33
Traditional
Medicine
Practice
of
TM
Products of
TM
Non-Codified and Innovation
Codified
Patents
ID, UM
Secrecy
Regime
Sold
PTM
Not sold
PTM
Regulations for the Protection of
TM
Products
Copyright
Trademarks
CONVENTIONAL IP APPROACHSlide34
Next steps
Amended the Harare Protocol to take into account TK Come up with a comprehensive TM elements that can be protected under the existing IP systemExploring ways of encouraging TK holders to use Trademarks, industrial designs, patents, utility models and GIs to protect aspects of TKUndertaking documentation of undisclosed TK for positive protectionSlide35
Thank You For Listening!Slide36
THE HEADQUARTERS OF ARIPO
Based in Harare since February 1982;Physical Address, 11 Natal Rd, Belgravia, Harare, Zimbabwe.Postal Address, P O Box 4228 Harare, Zimbabwe.Telephone
:
00263
4 794065, 794066, 794070.
E-mail address
: aripo@ecoweb.co.zw ; mail@aripo.orgWebsite: http://www.aripo.org .