Comments on: WIPO Achieves Single Legal Text On Genetic Resources; Indigenous Peoples Back

By: Intense Drafting Session Ahead For WIPO Delegates Working On Genetic Resources | Intellectual Property Watch

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 14:35:08 +0000

[...] At the 20th session, a group of countries including Japan, Korea, Norway and the United States submitted a “Joint Recommendation on Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge,” followed by a second version at the end of the session to include the delegation of Canada (IPW, WIPO, 23 February 2012). [...]

By: WIPO General Assemblies Face Big Questions, Small Details | Intellectual Property Watch

Tue, 02 Oct 2012 07:16:16 +0000

[...] The committee is in the middle of a two-year mandate set by last year’s assembly. The mandate was to expedite negotiations toward a legal instrument or instruments for the protection of IP rights in these areas. Dedicated meetings of the IGC were held on each topic over the past year, with varying results. On traditional cultural expressions, the IGC in July left it to the General Assembly to decide whether to call for a diplomatic conference (IPW, WIPO, 13 July 2012). The traditional knowledge talks left off with some disappointment in April (IPW, WIPO, 21 April 2012). On genetic resources, generally considered to be further behind the other two areas, a single text was agreed in February and will be before the assembly this week (IPW, WIPO, 23 February 2012). [...]

By: Meeting review: WIPO IGC-20 « Traditional Knowledge Bulletin

Meeting review: WIPO IGC-20 « Traditional Knowledge Bulletin — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:12:55 +0000

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