SC Statement to WIPO IGC51, May 2025
South Centre Statement to the WIPO Intergovernmental Committee on IP, Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore 51st Session
May 2025
Read our statement on the future of the work by the WIPO Committee on IP, Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore, following the conclusion of the WIPO GRATK Treaty. Viable options for an international legal instrument or instrument(s) on TK/TCEs are emerging with greater clarity. A final timeline for conclusion would support the negotiation process, with a date set for a Diplomatic Conference in the next biennium.
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This article was tagged: Access and Benefit-Sharing (ABS), Digital Sequence Information (DSI), Diplomatic Conference, Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge, WIPO IGC, WIPO Treaty on Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
