Intersection of IP and Traditional Knowledge – how TCEs and Cultural Heritage are protected – Indian, Romanian and Mexican perspective webinar

Traditional knowledge is something that we all have, and we all agree that it should be protected. But how to protect something that is so vague and hard to capture? Traditional IP institutions are usually not sufficient to provide protection on the desired level. Thus, different regions try to work on their own methods and instruments foreseen to protect traditional knowledge of their habitants. For this webinar we will get to know national approaches of India, Romania and Mexico to protect local Traditional Cultural Expressions and Cultural Heritage.

Moderator:
• Aldo Fabrizio Modica Bareiro

Speakers:
• Monica Boța-Moisin

• Vidisha Garg

• Alejandro Rangel Bang

• Aldo Fabrizio Modica Bareiro

Aldo Fabrizio Modica Bareiro is a Paraguayan lawyer and partner at Bareiro Modica Abogados. He holds a Master’s degree in Intellectual Property and a Doctor of Law from Universidad Austral (Argentina). He is Professor of Intellectual Property Law at the Catholic University of Asunción and currently serves as President of the Paraguayan Association of Intellectual Property Agents (APAPI) and Secretary General of the Paraguayan Group of AIPPI.

• Monica Boța-Moisin

Monica Boța-Moisin is a cultural intellectual property lawyer and founder of the Cultural Intellectual Property Rights Initiative®. Monica comes from Țara Beiușului, Romania, and represents the custodians of Traditional Knowledge (TK) and Traditional Cultural Expressions (TCEs) in her community. She works at the intersection of TK and TCEs protection, protection of biodiversity and Intangible Cultural Heritage. She developed the 3C Rule Consent. Credit. Compensation® contractual framework for respectful, fair and equitable commercial uses of TCEs and associated TK with Free Prior and Informed Consent of Indigenous Peoples, Ethnic Groups and Local Communities. Monica has a dual degree in French and Romanian law, and a double MA in International Arbitration and in Textile Value Chain Management. She is affiliated with the Bucharest Bar Association and the Berlin Rechtsanwaltskammer.

• Vidisha Garg

Vidisha Garg is an Indian patent attorney with over 25 years of experience advising on complex patent strategy, prosecution, and disputes across life sciences, biotechnology, and emerging technologies. Her work increasingly focuses on the intersection of patents, traditional knowledge, genetic resources, and biodiversity governance, areas that are gaining prominence in global IP policy discussions. Vidisha is actively engaged in international IP forums and contributes to dialogue on evolving patent frameworks and cross-jurisdictional regulatory issues. She currently serves as Treasurer of the AIPPI India Group, where she supports initiatives that strengthen international collaboration in intellectual property law.

• Alejandro Rangel Bang

Alejandro Rangel Bang owns Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from Universidad Iberoamericana (Mexico City) and Master of Laws (LL.M.) from Universidad Rey Juan Carlos I (Madrid). He is an attorney with more than fifteen years of experience in Intellectual Property. Senior Associate at Basham, Ringe & Correa Law Firm in Mexico City. Alejandro is also an Intellectual Property Law Processor at Universidad Iberoamericana (Mexico City). He is an author of multiple articles on intellectual property published in specialized journals and speaker at various universities and specialized forums. Alejando act actively as a member of the Mexican Bar Association (“BMA”), the Mexican Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (“AMPPI”), the International Trademark Association (“INTA”), and the International Association for the Advancement of Teaching and Research in Intellectual Property (“ATRIP”).

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