From May 13 to 24, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) held a diplomatic conference on an international legal instrument concerning intellectual property, genetic resources, and associated traditional knowledge of genetic resources in Geneva, Switzerland, successfully approving the Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge. The Treaty was concluded after a 25-year negotiation. LU Pengqi, Deputy Commissioner of the CNIPA, led the Chinese government delegation to the meeting.

(Source: website of the CNIPA)