KEI’s briefing note on SCCR/48/3, the March 18, 2026 version of the WIPO Broadcast Treaty Text
Author: James Love
KEI April 30, 2026 intervention at WHO IGWG/6 negotiation on Pandemic treaty Annex to PABS
These were my notes from KEI’s intervention on April 30, 2026. Thank you for the opportunity to provide comments. This morning, we received the latest version of the Annex. It was 7882 words and 17 pages long, with 450 brackets,… Continue Reading
KEI CFIUS petition objecting to Paramount Global financing commitments from foreign sovereign investors to support a proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. (and impact on CNN, CBS, etc)
KEI-CFIUS-Paramount-Global-22April2026 I. PETITION Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) respectfully petitions the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS” or the “Committee”), pursuant to Section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. § 4565) and… Continue Reading
Access to Genetic Resources & Traditional Knowledge, The Bellagio compulsory cross-licensing proposal for benefit sharing consistent with more competition and openness
In 2002, I presented a proposal for a sui generis right for traditional knowledge or access to genetic resources, that would be consistent with more competition and openness. The proposal was modeled after a 1998 EU Directive on Biotechnology, and… Continue Reading
Registration for Secondary Use Data Access under the European Health Data Space Regulation
Among issues dividing negotiators on the WHO Pandemic Agreement Annex on Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) are conditions imposed to obtain access to information through the system. One issue that seems basic is whether researchers will have to register… Continue Reading
KEI Request to testify, USTR’s 2026 Special 301 Review (Docket USTR-2025-0243)
KEI Comments and Notice of Intent to Testify Regarding 2026 Special 301 Review: Identification of Countries Under Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974: Request for Public Comment (Docket USTR-2025-0243) KEI_2026 Special_301_Review_Request_to_Testify_and_Comment Introduction Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) submits the… Continue Reading
In Meril v. Edwards, the Court of Appeal (CoA) of the (European) Unified Patent Court held that permanent injunctions can be withheld when interests of patients are taken into account
KEI Briefing Note, 2024-9, Voting rights in treaties.
Voting rights in treaties KEI Briefing Note 2024-9 November 27, 2024 Arianna Schouten, Thiru Balasubramaniam and James Love In 2024, several treaties were concluded or were being negotiated. Among the many issues debated were the articles and governance, including the… Continue Reading
KEI statement at the WIPO General Assembly on negotiations on traditional Knowledge and traditional cultural expressions
IGC Statement by KEI at 2025 WIPO GA Reflecting on the fact that the 2024 Diplomatic Conference on the treaty to disclose genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge came after more than two decades and more than 50 meetings of… Continue Reading
KEI Comments on Trump Executive Order on “Foreign Nations Freeloading on American-Financed Innovation”
KEI has filed two comments with USTR in its “Request for Comments Regarding Foreign Nations Freeloading on American-Financed Innovation,” (90 FR 23105). This comment summarized some of KEI’s past comments on the trade related aspects of biomedical R&D and public… Continue Reading