AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Handbook on
Intellectual Property and Traditional Knowledge
Information may be found at:
http://shr.aaas.org/tek/handbook/
Traditional Knowedge and Intellectual Property: A Handbook on Issues and
Options for Traditional Knowledge Holders in Protecting their Intellectual
Property and Maintaining Biological Diversity.
"Realizing that defensive disclosure is not the only option for
traditional knowledge holders, AAAS has created a handbook that attempts
to make intellectual property protection options more understandable and
readily available for traditional knowledge holders. Its goal is to help
local communities understand and identify potential protection
mechanisms already present in current intellectual property rights
(IPRs) regimes and the public domain for traditional knowledge. In
addition to introducing some basic intellectual property concepts, this
handbook contains a series of exercises to help the reader to identify
knowledge and classify types of knowledge, as well as cultural and
interest-related aspects of that knowledge. Through a series of
exercises, it is possible for traditional knowledge holders to identify
whether or not intellectual property options in the current regime are
relevant and/or appropriate for their knowledge."
The handbook is available in PDF format at:
http://shr.aaas.org/tek/handbook/