Date | 2001 | –present
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Venue | WIPO headquarters |
Location | Geneva |
Also known as | IGC, IGC-GRTKF |
Type | Intergovernmental Committee |
Theme | Intellectual property, indigenous peoples, traditional knowledge, traditional cultural expressions, genetic resources, biopiracy, peasants' rights, plant breeders' rights, plant genetic resources |
Organized by | WIPO |
Outcome | Treaty or treaties. |
Website | IGC website |
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The Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore (IGC, or IGC-GRTKF) is in charge of negotiating one or several international legal instruments (treaty) to protect traditional knowledge, traditional cultural expressions, and genetic resources in relation with intellectual property,[1] thus bridging existing gaps in international law.[2][3][4] The IGC is convened in Geneva by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), and has been meeting regularly since 2001.[5]
Based on part of IGC's work,[6] the WIPO GRATK Treaty on patents, genetic resources, and associated traditional knowledge was adopted in May 2024.[7]