Protection Act for the traditional intellectual creations of indigenous peoples Article 13

(License of Exclusive Right to Use Intellectual Creations and the Effectiveness Thereof)An owner of an exclusive right to use intellectual creations can license others to use such creations; the territory, time, content, method of use or other matters pertaining to the license shall be decided according to an agreement between and among the interested parties; portions that are not clearly set forth shall not be considered as part of a license.Any exclusive license of the property rights of intellectual creations shall be signed by the concerned parties and be submitted to the competent authority, along with agreements or documents of proof, to apply for registration. No right shall become effective unless registered.Any initial license will not be affected by further license of the property rights of intellectual creations by the intellectual property rights owners.Non-exclusive licensees shall not sublicense the rights licensed thereto to any third party unless with the rights owner’s consent.An exclusive licensee can exercise its rights as a rights owner within the scope authorized by the rights owner. The owner of the exclusive right to use intellectual creations and the indigenous peoples themselves cannot exercise such rights within the scope of the license.