On June 29 to July 3, 2009 the Fourteenth Session of the Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore will take place in Geneva, Switzerland.

The Committee will continue its work on the current mandate from the WIPO General Assembly, including work on the protection of traditional cultural expressions/expressions of folklore, traditional knowledge and genetic resources and related issues, and will consider options for outcomes of its current mandate and its future work, including possible recommendations for a future mandate for consideration by the WIPO General Assembly, and any other proposal by its Members.

Invitations: As members, the States members of WIPO and/or of the Paris and Berne Unions, and the European Community; as observers, other States; and as Permanent Observer and ad hoc observer organizations, certain organizations.