IGC Preparation Kit (IGC 36)

Working documents

The working documents for the 36th session of the IGC are:

• Draft agenda
• Consolidated Document Relating to Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources
• Report on the Compilation of Materials on Disclosure Regimes Relating to Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge
• Joint Recommendation on Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge
• Joint Recommendation on the Use of Databases for the Defensive Protection of Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge Associated with Genetic Resources 
• Proposal for the Terms of Reference for the Study by the WIPO Secretariat on Measures Related to the Avoidance of the Erroneous Grant of Patents and Compliance with Existing Access and Benefit-Sharing Systems
• Report on the Compilation of Materials on Databases Relating to Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge

Key background materials

• IGC Mandate 2018/2019
• Background brief No. 1: Traditional Knowledge and Intellectual Property
• Background brief No. 2: The WIPO IGC
• Background brief No. 3: Developing a National Strategy on IP and TK, TCEs and GRs
• Background brief No. 9: Documentation of Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions
• Background brief No. 10: Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources
• Key Questions on Patent Disclosure Requirements for Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge

Informal information session

The informal information session for IGC 36 took place at WIPO Headquarters on June 13, 2018.

• Presentation slides

Video: Informal information session (June 13, 2018)