On April 19, 2019, HealthGap, Knowledge Ecology International, Public Citizen, Social Security Works and the Union for Affordable Cancer Treatment filed comments on a proposed license on National Cancer Institute patented inventions to Senti Bio, for a next generation CAR… Continue Reading
In an order dated April 11, 2019, Judge Peter J. Messitte granted the NIH’s motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction in the lawsuit filed by KEI, which appealed an NIH decision to grant an exclusive license on a CAR… Continue Reading
Open letter on NIST Draft Green Paper on Bayh-Dole Act Policies and Regulations 5 April 2019 FMI: Claire Cassedy, claire.cassedy@keionlineorg +1.202.332.2670 Washington, 5 April 2019 – Eleven non-governmental organizations have sent a letter to members of the US Congress, highlighting… Continue Reading
For a general timeline of the Bayh-Dole Act, see this page. 1999. September 3. Ralph Nader, James Love, and Robert Weissman requests the NIH Director Harold Varmus, M.D., to use royalty-free rights and give the WHO access to several U.S. government… Continue Reading
For a general timeline of the Bayh-Dole Act, see this page. 1980. December 12. The Bayh-Dole Act was enacted into law as part of Public Law 96-517, including Section 203 that provide march-in rights. 1984. November 8. The Bayh-Dole statute was… Continue Reading
HOUSE REPORT NO. 96-1307 (Part II), SEPT. 23, 1980 Additional views of Honorable Jack Brooks The major problem I have with H.R. 6933 is that it violates a basic provision of the unwritten contract between the citizens of this country… Continue Reading
(UPDATE: The NIH provided a response to our comments on February 26, 2019) On February 22, 2019, KEI submitted comments to the Federal Register notice 84 FR 2555 on the “Prospective Grant of an Exclusive Patent License: Virus-Like Particles Vaccines… Continue Reading
(UPDATE: The NIH provided a response to our comments on March 11, 2019) On February 22, 2019, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI), Public Citizen, Social Security Works (SSW) and the Union for Affordable Cancer Treatment (UACT) jointly submitted comments to the… Continue Reading
Today KEI asked the Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards (NIST) to publish a notice in the Federal Register inviting comments on their Special Publication 1234, Draft Green Paper on Return on Public Investment, with an extended deadline. The… Continue Reading
On 1 February 2019, Dr. Giulia Grillo, Italy’s Minister of Health, sent a letter to Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), with an attached “first draft” of a resolution on “Improving the transparency… Continue Reading