Session 3 – Patricia Adjei

Patricia Adjei will discuss the history and overview of the IGC, the WIPO GRATK Treaty and the focus of the next IGC in September.

The focus of the IGC is now to finalise the draft instruments on the protection of Traditional knowledge and Traditional cultural expressions after a successful outcome in May 2024 with the finalisation of the WIPO Treaty on Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional knowledge. The Australian Government and Australian Indigenous representatives played a vital role in the Diplomatic Conference of this inaugural WIPO Treaty that is the first IP law Treaty to support Indigenous rights.