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The Tenth Session of the World Intellectual Property Organisation ("WIPO") Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore ("the IGC") took place in Geneva on 30 November-8 December 2006.

The IGC distributed a revised version of the two sets of draft Policy Objectives and Guiding Principles ("the documents") in preparation for the Ninth Session:

• The Protection of Traditional Cultural Expressions/Expressions of Folklore: Revised Objectives and Principles [WIPO/GRTKF/IC/9/4] [link to WIPO website]; and
• The Protection of Traditional Knowledge: Revised Objectives and Principles [WIPO/GRTKF/IC/9/5] [link to WIPO website].

The Committee's work on the development of policy objectives and principles for the protection of traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions is ongoing and the Ministry is preparing the New Zealand response to the documents for the Tenth Session. Please see Have Your Say for further information on the IGC process and New Zealand's involvement and links to the WIPO documents on policy objectives and principles.

• Have Your Say: World Intellectual Property Organisation - Principles and Policy Objectives for Protection of Traditional Knowledge (July 2006)  [ Published 20 July 2006 ]
  July 2006 consultation on the draft provisions for the protection of traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions. This round of consultation closed 31 August 2006. Please see Eleventh Session for current consultation process.