نظام حقوق بين المللي مالكيت فكري و حمايت از صنايع دستي

The International Intellectual Property System and Protection of Handicraft

The current intellectual property system does not, in principle, apply to the knowledge which is in the public domain. On the other hand, the knowledge used in the most of handicraftʹs products is the traditional knowledge that had been developed over years, passed from generation to generation and at the present time is in the public domain. Some questions might be, therefore, raised in this regard, namely: are there any international intellectual property regulations for protection of handicrafts? What sort of actions is under process for the development of current intellectual property system? How can we use the current intellectual property system for the protection of the handicrafts? This article tries to respond to the mentioned questions which are being considered with a view to exploring the different aspects of the topic.