INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW & PROTECTION OF SÁMI TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE

VIRTUAL NORDIC EXPERT SEMINAR: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW & PROTECTION OF SÁMI TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE

Thursday 22 October 2020, at 9.30–12.30 am and 1.30–4.30 pm (Helsinki Time)

Organized by The Finnish Copyright Society, the Sami Parliament in Finland, the Finnish Heritage Agency and the Ministry of Education and Culture in Finland.

See all conference materials at the portal of Ministry of Education and Culture and videolinks on Youtube with subtitles below.

Program in North-Sámi (pdf)

PROGRAM (Helsinki time)

Morning session at 9.30 am – 12.30 pm

Introductory speech Jukka Liedes, chairman of the Finnish Copyright Society rf and chairman Tuomas Aslak Juuso, Sámi Parliament in Finland, Leena Marsio, Finnish Heritage Agency (video)

Moderator: Anna Vuopala, Ministry of Education and Culture

1. Current issues concerning the protection of traditional knowledge (video)

a) Cooperation on the issue within the framework of the Sámi Parliamentary Council (SPC)

• Tuomas Aslak Juuso, Sámi Parliament in Finland
• Aili Keskitalo, Sámi Parliament in Norway
• Per-Olof Nutti, Sámi Parliament in Sweden

b) Prerequisites for increased Nordic co-operation (video)

• Magne Svineng, Sámi Parliament in Norway
• Riitta Orti-Berg, Sámi Parliament in Finland
• Riitta Kaivosoja, Ministry of Education and Culture (OKM) in Finland

c) Studies into Sámi traditional knowledge and intellectual property rights - the next step? (video)

• Tuomas Mattila, University of Helsinki
• Anna Näkkäläjärvi-Länsman, Centre for Music, Sámi Parliament in Finland
• Jerker Rydén, Royal Library, Sweden

2. Protecting traditional knowledge at international level (video)

a) Results of UNESCO's workshop on the protection of intangible cultural heritage (video)

b) World Intellectual Property Organization WIPO's work at regional level: Traditional Knowledge Workshop in Iqaluit, Canada

• Silja Somby, Sámi Parliament in Norway
• Harriet Deacon, UNESCO facilitator
• Daphne Zografos-Johnsson, WIPO
  

c) CBD guidelines on traditional knowledge: How has the Akwé:Kon and the Rutzoljiirisaxik guidelines impacted decision-making, including implementation of the Nagoya Protocol

• Charlotta von Troil, Ministry of the Environment, Finland
  
• Linda Lund, Ministry of Climate and Environment, Norway
  
• Klemetti Näkkäläjärvi, International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry (ICR), Finland
• Matilda Månsson, Sámi Parliament in Sweden

***** LUNCH *****

Afternoon session at 1.30 pm – 4.30 pm

Moderator: Anna Vuopala, Ministry of Education and Culture

3. Concrete cases concerning traditional knowledge and intellectual property rights (video)

o The Sámi sun symbol and other cases within trademark law

o The Disney negotiations with the Sámi on Frozen 2

o Traditional knowledge in scientific research

o Indigenous peoples' traditional cultural expressions and the fashion industry

4. Moderated panel discussion on current topics ahead of the event during Presidency of Nordic Council of Ministers 2021 (video)

PANEL

• The next step on TK & IP at the Nordic level
• Impact of TK/TCE in decision-making on issues regarding the Sami incl. when registering IP
  • Tuomas Mattila, University of Helsinki, Finland
  • Silja Somby, Sámi Parliament in Norway
  • Jostein Sandvik, Norwegian Industrial Property Office
  • Martin Fredriksson, Linköping University, Sweden
  • Petra Magga, Sámi Duodji, Finland
  • Rainer Oesch, University of Helsinki, Finland
  • Martin Berger, Patent- and Registration Office, Sweden
  • Jukka Liedes, Finnish Copyright Society
  • Matilda Månsson, Sámi Parliament in Sweden
  • Tuomas Aslak Juuso, Sámi Parliament in Finland

5. Summary of discussions - and conclusions (video)

Further studies and preparations in view of the program for the Finnish Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers in 2021