In the negotiations of a Design Law Treaty, there is considerable debate on whether countries will be able to ensure disclosure of Traditional Knowledge, Traditional Cultural Expressions and Genetic Resources which might have been used in designs.
In this video produced by Black Stripe Foundation for the Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property (PIJIP) at American University, you can the hear the views of Margo A. Bagley, a world authority on this topic. Professor Bagley is Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Law at Emory University School of Law.
Link to video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGouDLczp4I