Year: 2022
Type: article
Abstract: Purpose. This document aims to propose a reflection on how important it is for emerging countries to protect their traditional knowledge and the potential it must generate resultinginnovation.Methodology. The mentioned above is based on defining what traditional knowledge is, the scope and limitations of the practice by the countries that recognize it, and its relationship with the concepts of the 2018 Oslo Manual (OECD, 2018) on innovation.Findings and originality. It is concluded that there is still work to be done since there are persistent problems such as the lack of schemes: regulatory protection, rapprochement of cultural and/or traditional issues as well as marketing, among others, for emerging countries, which, if achieved, will allow them to reflect it in the improvement of their economies.
Source: Scientia et PRAXIS
Author: Juan Mejía-Trejo
Institution: Universidad de Guadalajara
Language: English
Topic: Intellectual Property Law
Subfield: Law
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4285523619