Digital registries and databases of genetic resources and related traditional knowledge: international experience in creating

The article presents the results of analysis of international experience in creating information systems and databases of genetic resources and traditional knowledge related to genetic resources. In May 2024, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) adopted the international treaty on intellectual property, genetic resources and traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources, which led to the topic of modeling the architecture of the traditional knowledge information system as a mechanism to ensure the effectiveness and quality of the patent system in relation to traditional knowledge. An information system can be considered as a complex of organizational, administrative, technical and technological solutions resulting from the integration of individual components of existing systems in various fields related to traditional knowledge. Modern mechanisms for regulating the field of traditional knowledge are common for all subjects of these phenomena, which determines the expediency of a unified approach to informatization for all subjects of traditional knowledge, taking into account the prospects for the development of WIPO’s activities to create an international legal instrument related to traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions. The analysis was carried out on the basis of the lists of resources provided by WIPO for use in the examination of applications submitted to patent offices for registration of intellectual property rights. The main techniques and methods of information support for databases containing information on genetic resources and related traditional knowledge used internationally are highlighted. The conclusions made make it possible to evaluate and harmonize approaches to modeling the architecture of an information system in such a way as to make it relevant to the needs of the intellectual property system at the national and international levels. In addition, it requires understanding the possibilities and effectiveness of methods for building information systems of traditional knowledge implemented abroad, as well as searching for specific solutions for use in national Russian conditions.

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