[Wend Wendland] On July 21, 2022, the General Assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) decided that, by 2024, two diplomatic conferences should take place, one on a proposed new Design Law Treaty, and the other on genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge (TK). Diplomatic conferences are held to negotiate and adopt or revise multilateral treaties and conventions. This decision was as unexpected as it is momentous.