Patents based on traditional knowledge are often ‘biopiracy.’ A new international treaty will finally combat this

Last week, at a conference in Geneva, the member states of the World Intellectual Property Organization agreed on a new treaty aimed at preventing the for-profit piracy of traditional knowledge. Last week, at a conference in Geneva, the member states of the World Intellectual Property Organization agreed on a new treaty aimed at preventing the for-profit piracy of traditional knowledge. Other Agriculture Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories