![]() Palestine has observer status at the institution (WIPO 2019a). Created in 1967 (WIPO 1967), it currently counts 192 member states. 1.1 WIPOĤ WIPO is one of the United Nations’ sixteen specialized agencies. Before proceeding with a description of the IGC process in further detail, it is worth taking a closer look at WIPO’s composition and mandate to better understand where the forum we are looking at is situated. 1. WIPO’s IGCģ The lack of an international framework to deal with disputes over authorship and ownership of collective intellectual productions manifested in indigenous knowledges and indigenous cultural expressions led to the creation of WIPO’s IGC, in 2000. On the other hand, the chapter will discuss the complexity of the question of identity in Brazil, as well as the process through which quilombolas and caiçaras at Vale do Ribeira have started to articulate their experiences and revindications in terms of identity. As this chapter characterizes the places of negotiations of meaning, the actors involved, as well as the conflicts at play, it will shed light on the process of creation of these categories.Ģ On the one hand, it will be essential to understand how the IGC emerged, the process of constituting the forum, as well as how the discussion is conducted both in terms of proceedings and participation. This will help us understand the context in which the negotiation of meaning around the concepts of traditional knowledge and the protection of this knowledge are taking place. 1 In this chapter, I will proceed with a detailed analysis of the actors and conflicts at play both at WIPO and at Vale do Ribeira.
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