Minutes of the Twenty-Seventh Meeting of the Genetic Resources Policy Committee, May 5-7, 2010, Rome, Italy

Minutes of the twenty-seventh meeting of the GRPC held May 5-7, 2010 at Bioversity headquarters, Rome, Italy, Carlos Correa presiding. On the agenda: the 4th Session of the Governaing Body of the International Treaty, the Twelfth Session of the CGRFA and intersessional activities leading to the Thirteenth Session, potential significance of the CBD protocol on access and benefit sharing for CGIAR Centres, regulatory, stewardship and liability issues, patenting trends, SMTA issues, GRPC recommendations to the Consortium Board and office. A power point presentation on patenting trends is included.