“The WIPO Treaty on Patents, Genetic Resources, and Traditional Knowledge aims to enhance the ethical framework of the patent system…. While it marks significant progress, its success depends on ...

Margaret Raven receives funding from Australian Research Council. She is affiliated with NSW Government as a member of an Indigenous Advisory Group and a grant to examine co-governance. Daniel ...

The World Intellectual Property Organization announced on May 24, 2024, a treaty on intellectual property, genetic resources, and associated traditional knowledge that was twenty-five years in the ...

“The new WIPO Treaty on Patents, Genetic Resources, and Traditional Knowledge has the potential to transform global biotechnology, promoting a fairer distribution of benefits and strengthening the ...

Mexico is a nation made up of diverse cultures supported by its indigenous people. The population that is considered indigenous represents 21.5% of the total population of the country. Article 2 of ...

After years of American and European companies exploiting and patenting traditional remedies and herbs, India has hit on a scheme for protecting the the indigenous patents. A mammoth database ...

Following more than two decades of negotiation, WIPO member states have inked the first-of-its-kind international treaty addressing the connection between “Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources, ...

David Jefferson is the Secretary of the Knowledge of Oceania Society. Jesse Pirini is the President of the Knowledge of Oceania Society. Jessica C Lai does not work for, consult, own shares in or ...

The impact of the recently agreed treaty may be modest at first but is likely to become more significant over time WIPO member states have approved a long-awaited treaty establishing a disclosure ...

Member states of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) approved a groundbreaking new treaty relating to intellectual property, genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge on ...