On the 24th of May 2024, after 25 years of negotiations, WIPO Members finally reached an agreement on a Treaty on ‘Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources, and Associated Traditional Knowledge‘ (WIPO Treaty on IP and Genetic Resources/new WIPO treaty). In essence, the Treaty requires patent applicants to disclose the country of origin or source of genetic… Continue reading The WIPO Treaty on IP and Genetic Resources: Implications for DSI and the BBNJ Agreement