Diplomatic Conference on Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge
Geneva, May 13-24, 2024
This Diplomatic Conference hosted by WIPO, is the final stage of negotiations before the adoption of an international legal instrument that aims to “prevent patents from being granted erroneously for inventions that are not novel or inventive with regard to genetic resources and traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources”. For more information
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