Title: Over 190 Countries Agree on Treaty to Combat Biopiracy

More than 190 countries agreed on Friday to a treaty concerning patents aimed at combating biopiracy, a subject of negotiations for over 20 years, according to the United Nations. After nearly two weeks of discussions, the countries "agreed on a new treaty related to intellectual property, genetic resources, and traditional knowledge, marking a historic advancement that crowns decades of negotiations," stated a UN press release.