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

The WIPO Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge  or GRATK Treaty is an international legal instrument mandating disclosure requirements for patent applicants whose inventions are based on genetic resources and/or associated traditional knowledge.

The treaty was concluded at the headquarters of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva, Switzerland, on 24 May 2024, after more than two decades of previous developments by WIPO's Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore (IGC).