Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge

Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources

Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge adopted

  • 1st World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Treaty to address the interface between Intellectual Property (IP), Genetic Resources (GR) and Traditional Knowledge (TK) and include provisions specifically for indigenous people
  • Objective – To establish in international law a new disclosure requirement for patent applicants whose inventions are based on GR or associated TK.
  • Disclosure – Such patent applicants must disclose –
    • Country of origin or source of GR
    • Indigenous peoples or local community that provided the associated TK.
  • Members – Any member states of WIPO may become party to this treaty.
  • Not applicable on patents filed prior to entry into force of this treaty. 
  • Genesis – Specialized agency of the United Nations, established in 1967.
  • Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland
  • Objective – Dedicated to developing a balanced and accessible international Intellectual Property (IP) system which rewards creativity, stimulates innovation and contributes to economic development.
  • Membership – 193 member states (India is a member since 1975)
  • Organizational structure – General Assembly and the Coordination Committee
  • Major Treaties –
    • Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (1998)
    • Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (1928)
    • Patent Cooperation Treaty (1998)
  • India is a member of all the 3 treaties.
  • Major Report – Global Innovation Index

Source: PIB


Previous Year Question

Consider the following statements:
1. India has ratified the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) of WTO.
2. TFA is a part of WTO’s Bali Ministerial Package of 2013.
3. TFA came into force in January 2016.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

[UPSC Civil Service Exam – 2017 Prelims]

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (a)
Explanation:

Statement 3 is not correct. It came into force in February 2017 and not in 2016


Practice Question

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