ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Protection of Traditional Knowledge and Cultural Expressions Act
6. Protection criteria for traditional knowledge
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
6. Protection criteria for traditional knowledge
Protection shall be extended to traditional knowledge that is—(a)generated, preserved and transmitted from one generation to another, within a community, for economic, ritual, narrative, decorative or recreational purposes;(b)individually or collectively generated;(c)distinctively associated with or belongs to a community; and(d)integral to the cultural identity of community that is recognized as holding the knowledge through a form of custodianship, guardianship or collective and cultural ownership or responsibility, established formally or informally by customary practices, laws or protocols.