Peru

Law No. 27811 of 24 July 2002, introducing a Protection Regime for the Collective Knowledge of Indigenous Peoples derived from Biological Resources

Year of current version:	2002
Date of entry into force of original text:	August 11, 2002
Date of Text (Enacted):	August 8, 2002
Type of Text:	Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature
Subject Matter:	Genetic Resources, Industrial Property, Patents (Inventions), Traditional Knowledge (TK)
Notes:	This Law contains provisions relating to Traditional Knowledge (TK)
Available Texts:
English	Law No. 27811 of 24 July 2002, introducing a Protection Regime for the Collective Knowledge of Indigenous Peoples derived from Biological Resources
Spanish	Ley N° 27811, del 24 de julio de 2002, mediante la cual se establece el régimen de protección de los conocimientos colectivos de los pueblos indígenas vinculados a los recursos biológicos (Version with Automatic Translation Tool)
Related Legislation:	Relates to Law No. 28216 on the Protection of Access to Peruvian Biological Diversity and Collective Knowledge of Indigenous Peoples (PE013) Law on the Conservation and Sustainable use of Biological Diversity ( Law No. 26839 July 8, 1997) (PE044) Is amended by Law Amending, Incorporating and Regulating Miscellaneous Provisions on the Implementation of the Trade Promotion Agreement signed between Peru and United states (Law No. 29316 of January 13, 2009) (PE015)
WIPO Lex No.:	PE011