This World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) publication was prepared under the direction of Alejandro Roca Campaña (Former Senior Director, Intellectual Property (IP) for Innovators Department (IPID), IP and Innovation Ecosystems Sector (IIES) and Michael Mbogoro (Head, Technology Transfer Section, IPID, IIES). The Guide was envisioned by Mattias Karlsson Dinnetz (Former Senior Program Officer, Technology Transfer Section) and developed by Mathys & Squire Consulting, London, UK, and authored by Richard Nugent, Daniel Sava and Mohammed Shafi. The Guide was reviewed by Mr. Michael Kock, Senior Vice President, Innovation Catalyst, INARI and benefited from insightful reviews provided by WIPO colleagues including Michael Mbogoro and Lorena Rojas Vega (Technology and Innovation Support Centers Development Section, IPID, IIES).
This Guide is complementary to the Licensing Tools for Genetic Resources and Genetic Resource Data, developed by Mattias Karlsson Dinnetz, Olga Spasic (Former Head, Technology Transfer Section), Shakeel Thomas Bhatti (Traditional Knowledge Division) and Lorena Rojas Vega.Thanks also go to Charlotte Beauchamp (Head, Publications and Design Section, WIPO) for her invaluable support and editorial advice, and to Guilherme Appolinario, Laurent Bergeron, Vanessa Harwood, Noah Miller and Tina Youssef from the Publications and Design Section for their oversight.