Sixty-Third Series of Meetings of the Assemblies of the Member States of WIPO 

“Hundreds of delegates from WIPO’s 193 Member States joined the July 14-22 WIPO Assemblies to negotiate the future of the global intellectual property (IP) ecosystem and WIPO’s activities in promoting the economic, social and cultural development of all countries. The delegates also benefited from a range of information sharing and cultural activities.”

https://www.wipo.int/about-wipo/en/assemblies/2022/a-63/index.html

A new international legal instrument developed under WIPO would address issues of intellectual property relating to access, use and benefit-sharing of genetic resources, such as plants, animals and microorganisms, and associated traditional knowledge systems. For example, one of the main proposals supported by many countries is that of a “patent disclosure requirement,” whereby patent applicants whose inventions use genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge should disclose this fact and other related information in their patent applications.

For more information check the Report on the Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore(IGC).