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WIPO-IGC 51st Sessions Breaks Jinx, Recommends Mandate Renewal

by Chidi Oguamanam* First Published by ABS Canada here. Republished on Infojustice with the permission of the author. Delegates to the World Intellectual Property Organization Special Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions (WIPO-IGC)…

Asking the TK Question as a Reality Check: Echoes from the Cradle Principles

Traditional Knowledge (TK) has become a key consideration in discussions on intellectual property. In May 2024 the WIPO Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge was adopted, requiring patent applicants to disclose the source or origin of…