Spotlight: Diplomatic Conference on Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge

WIPO Member States embarked upon historic final-stage negotiations on a proposed treaty relating to intellectual property, genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge.

WIPO Member States Adopt Historic New Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge

WIPO member states today approved a groundbreaking new Treaty related to intellectual property (IP), genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge, marking a historic breakthrough that capped decades of negotiations.

Australia and WIPO Host Reception

A lunchtime reception for negotiators and other stakeholders was hosted by Australia and WIPO, with remarks from WIPO Director General Daren Tang, Amb. James Baxter, Permanent Representative of Australia to the WTO in Geneva, Amb. Justin Mohamed, Ambassador, First Nations People and Terri Janke, Intellectual Property Advisor to Amb. Mohamed. (Photos on Flickr)

May 22

Canada and WIPO Host Reception

WIPO Director General Daren Tang, Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations in Canada and Amb. Nadia Theodore, Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Canada in Geneva, welcomed participants to a reception. (Photos on Flickr)

May 20

India, Ancient Wisdom, Modern Landscape

Ambassador Arindam Bagchi, Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations Office at Geneva, WIPO Director General Daren Tang, Rajesh Kumar Singh, Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce & Industry and Amb. Priyanka Chauhan, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations Office in Geneva inaugurated the exhibition “Ancient Wisdom, Modern Landscape: Building A Sustainable Future”, organized by the Government of India and WIPO. (Photos on Flickr)

May 15

Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge: Brazil and Countries From Latin America and the Caribbean Region

Director General Tang and Guilherme de Aguiar Patriota, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Brazil to the World Trade Organization and other Economic Organizations in Geneva, inaugurated the Exhibition “Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge”, organized by the Government of Brazil and WIPO. (Photos on Flickr)

May 14

“The Power of Polish Tech” Exhibition

WIPO Director General Tang and Ambassador Zbigniew Czech, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Poland to the United Nations Office at Geneva, opened an exhibit on biotech and intellectual property in Poland. (Photos on Flickr)

Negotiations Begin in Earnest

After Officers were elected, delegates heard an update from Guilherme de Aguiar Patriota, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Brazil to the World Trade Organization and other Economic Organizations in Geneva, who is the president of the Diplomatic Conference.

Welcome

WIPO Director General Daren Tang gave welcoming remarks to delegates, observers and other stakeholders at the Diplomatic Conference.

WIPO Diplomatic Conference on Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge Opens

WIPO member state delegates officially launched historic final-stage negotiations on a proposed treaty relating to intellectual property, genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge. (Photos on Flickr)

What’s It All About?

On the WIPO Diplomatic Conference on Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge. Download the explainer

Behind the Scenes

For months, the WIPO Secretariat prepared to welcome 1,200 registered attendees to the Diplomatic Conference on Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge, from May 13 to 24, 2024.