传统知识的知识产权保护探析

传统知识并不当然属于公有领域,利用传统知识所得惠益应当在传统知识利用者与提供者之间实现公平分享。不当利用传统知识损害了传统社区的正当利益,也不利于传统知识的保护和发展。对传统知识进行知识产权保护具有可行性。现行知识产权制度为传统知识保护提供了空间,但仍然需要加以改进。

Analysis on Intellectual Property Protection of Traditional Knowledge

Traditional Knowledge does not certainly belong to public domain. The benefit from using traditional knowledge should be justly shared by the user and holder of traditional knowledge. Misuse of traditional knowledge harms the just benefit of traditional community, and makes against conservation and development of traditional knowledge. It is feasible for traditional knowledge to protect its intellectual property. The existing intellectual property system provides expansive space for traditional knowledge protection, but it still need to be improved