News Article: Patently insufficient: a new intellectual property treaty does little to protect Māori traditional knowledge

News Article: Patently insufficient: a new intellectual property treaty does little to protect Māori traditional knowledge

ByRob Elshire

However, the new agreement is unlikely to lead to major changes to New Zealand law, or improve the rights of Māori to own or control their intellectual property and taonga (treasured possessions). Given the well-documented misappropriation of Māori knowledge and taonga, more substantive protections are still needed. Full Article