IP Rights Management in Genetic Resources and Data
This WIPO service provides customized information, practical tools and training related to the management of intellectual property (IP) in genetic resources (GRs) and data in the life sciences.
The digital transformation of GRs in the modern life sciences creates new and unique IP needs, which cut across multiple branches of IP law and practice. WIPO’s program on IP Rights Management in Genetic Resources and Data provides a one-stop source for cross-cutting products and services, including practical tools and information on how to protect and manage trade secrets, patents, technological protection measures, effective public disclosures and regulatory compliance for GRs and GR data in the life sciences.
GRs, GR data and IP management
Existing tools ad services by WIPO:
- WIPO Archive of Published Nucleotide and/or Amino Acid Sequence Listings Contained in Published PCT Applications
- WIPO ST.26 on “Recommended standard for the presentation of nucleotide and amino acid sequence listings using XML (eXtensible Markup Language)”
- WIPO Sequence
- ePCT
- WIPO Inventor Assistance Program (IAP)
IP Toolkit for GRs and GR data
Read a growing range of publications from the IP Toolkit for GRs and GR data:
- Guide on IP Issues in Access and Benefit-sharing Agreements
- Biodiversity-related Access and Benefit-sharing Agreements
- IP Guide for Genetic Resources and Genetic Sequence Data
- Strategy Tool for Improved Use of Genetic Resources and Genetic Resources Data as Intellectual Property Assets (for comments)
- Guide on Patent and Sequence Searches and Submissions Related to Genetic Resources and Genetic Resource Data in the Life Sciences (for comments)
- Genetic Resources and Genetic Resources Data Licensing Tool (for comments)
IP training and information services on GRs and GR data