Date: 1 April 2025
Source: Australian Government Productivity Commission

The Australian Government has taken the next step protect Indigenous Peoples' Traditional Knowledge. The Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge, which was concluded in May 2024, will help empower Indigenous communities and individuals to leverage the economic potential of their knowledge. For more information on the Treaty, see our earlier update WIPO's historic new treaty on IP, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge.

Read IP Australia’s news release: Next steps taken in historic Treaty to protect Indigenous Knowledge