Creative Heritage Project: Strategic Management of IP Rights and Interests

Resources for developing best practices



Museum of Ethnology of Viet Nam, Hanoi, May 2008. Photo: Wend Wendland.  

IP Management by Museums, Libraries and Archives

Cultural institutions play an invaluable role in preserving and providing access to their collections...

  Maasai Voices of Heritage Partnership: protecting and preserving Maasai cultural expressions. Copyright: Maasai Cultural Heritage Foundation/WIPO.  

Community Cultural Documentation

New technologies provide communities with fresh opportunities to document and digitize expressions of their traditional cultures...

Dirty Devils Dance: The City of Los Santos, Province of Los Santos, Republic of Panama. Representations of devils during the Corpus Christi by means of this traditional dance. Copyright: Miguel Leguízamo Dance Rescue Association.  

IP and Handicrafts

Traditional handicrafts form an integral part of the historical and cultural identity of many communities and their promotion and protection contribute to cultural diversity...

  Mr. Wahyu Hanung Hanindita performing at WIPO-sponsored Wayang Shadow Puppet of Indonesia Performance, Assembly Hall, Palais des Nations, Geneva, April 2008. Photo: Hedi Priamajar.  

IP Management related to Arts Festivals

Arts festivals provide a valuable opportunity for rich and diverse cultures to be performed, shared and preserved...

Contact: heritage@wipo.int

Traditional Knowledge, Genetic Resources and Traditional Cultural Expressions/Folklore

Related Links

E-Newsletters