WIPO Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge

GRATK anti-biopiracy Treaty
WIPO Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge
	View of the podium during the Preparatory Committee held ahead of the GRATK Diplomatic Conference (December 2023).
Drafted	2010 – 2024
Signed	24 May 2024
Location	WIPO headquarters, Geneva
Condition	Three months after 15 ratifications or accessions
Signatories	30 States Algeria Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil Burkina Faso Central African Republic Chile Colombia Congo Cote d'Ivoire Eswatini Ghana North Korea Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Marshall Islands Morocco Namibia Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue Paraguay Saint Vincent and the Grenadines São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal South Africa Tanzania Uruguay Vanuatu ;
Depositary	WIPO
Languages	English, Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, French, Russian

The WIPO Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge^[1] or GRATK Treaty is an international legal instrument to combat biopiracy^[2] through disclosure requirements for patent applicants whose inventions are based on genetic resources and/or associated traditional knowledge.^[3]

The treaty was concluded at the headquarters of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva, Switzerland, on 24 May 2024,^[4] after more than two decades^[5] of previous developments by WIPO's Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore (IGC).^[6]

The treaty was deemed "historic in many regards"^[7] by some observers, qualified by the Indigenous Caucus^[8] as a "first step towards guaranteeing just and transparent access to these resources."^[9]

^ WIPO (2024-05-24). WIPO Treaty on intellectual property, genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge (PDF). Geneva: WIPO (published 2024).
^ DW News (2024-05-24). What you need to know about the new treaty to combat biopiracy | DW News. Retrieved 2024-07-31 – via YouTube.
^ "Nations agree landmark treaty on traditional knowledge, protecting Indigenous Peoples' rights | UN News". news.un.org. 2024-05-24. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
^ "WIPO Member States Adopt Historic New Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge". www.wipo.int. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
^ Cannabis Embassy, Commission on Biopiracy (2024). "WIPO's Diplomatic Conference & New Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge (GRATK): A new Treaty against Biopiracy". cannabisembassy.org. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
^ Muñoz Tellez, Viviana (2023-03-14). The WIPO Diplomatic Conference for a Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge (PDF). Policy Brief Nº. 117. Geneva: South Centre.
^ Cannabis Embassy (Legatio Cannabis — 大麻大使馆 — سفارة القنب) (2024-05-26). "Written Contribution to the Proceedings of the WIPO Diplomatic Conference on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources, and Associated Traditional Knowledge; Circulated to Member States and the Secretariat for inclusion in the Proceedings, according to the Rules of Procedures of the Diplomatic Conference". Cannabis Embassy. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
^ Shahbandeh, Lilia (2024-05-13). "World Intellectual Property Organization Opens Diplomatic Conference – The Implementation Project". Native American Rights Fund. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
^ Indigenous Caucus of the WIPO GRATK Diplomatic Conference (2024-05-28). "Indigenous Caucus Closing Statement: International Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources & Associated Traditional Knowledge; May 24, 2024". Cosmovisiones Ancestrales. Retrieved 2024-07-31.

[:0-1] WIPO (2024-05-24). WIPO Treaty on intellectual property, genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge (PDF). Geneva: WIPO (published 2024).

[:6-2] DW News (2024-05-24). What you need to know about the new treaty to combat biopiracy | DW News. Retrieved 2024-07-31 – via YouTube.

[3] "Nations agree landmark treaty on traditional knowledge, protecting Indigenous Peoples' rights | UN News". news.un.org. 2024-05-24. Retrieved 2024-05-26.

[4] "WIPO Member States Adopt Historic New Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge". www.wipo.int. Retrieved 2024-05-26.

[:1-5] Cannabis Embassy, Commission on Biopiracy (2024). "WIPO's Diplomatic Conference & New Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge (GRATK): A new Treaty against Biopiracy". cannabisembassy.org. Retrieved 2024-05-26.

[:2-6] Muñoz Tellez, Viviana (2023-03-14). The WIPO Diplomatic Conference for a Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge (PDF). Policy Brief Nº. 117. Geneva: South Centre.

[7] Cannabis Embassy (Legatio Cannabis — 大麻大使馆 — سفارة القنب) (2024-05-26). "Written Contribution to the Proceedings of the WIPO Diplomatic Conference on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources, and Associated Traditional Knowledge; Circulated to Member States and the Secretariat for inclusion in the Proceedings, according to the Rules of Procedures of the Diplomatic Conference". Cannabis Embassy. Retrieved 2024-07-31.

[8] Shahbandeh, Lilia (2024-05-13). "World Intellectual Property Organization Opens Diplomatic Conference – The Implementation Project". Native American Rights Fund. Retrieved 2024-07-31.

[9] Indigenous Caucus of the WIPO GRATK Diplomatic Conference (2024-05-28). "Indigenous Caucus Closing Statement: International Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources & Associated Traditional Knowledge; May 24, 2024". Cosmovisiones Ancestrales. Retrieved 2024-07-31.

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