WIPO Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge | |
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Drafted | 2010 – 2024 |
Signed | 24 May 2024 |
Location | WIPO headquarters, Geneva |
Condition | Three months after 15 ratifications or accessions |
Signatories | 30 States
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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]
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