On August 27, 2018, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) and the Union for Affordable Cancer Treatment (UACT) filed comments to the NIH regarding the prospective grant of two separate exclusive licenses to Sinotau Pharmaceutical Group and Molecular Targeting Technologies, Inc. (MTTI),… Continue Reading
rfkjr-kei-13June2025-xtandi June 13, 2025 Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Secretary U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20201 RE: Request for issuance of authorization and consent to use federal rights in three patents to supply… Continue Reading
On June 2, 2025, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) offered comments to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) regarding the “Prospective Grant of an Exclusive Patent License: c-Abl Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitory Compound Embodiments and Methods of Making and Using the Same”… Continue Reading
On May 7, 2025, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) submitted comments to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) regarding the “Prospective Grant of an Exclusive Patent License: Size-Dependent Brain and Lymphatic Distribution of Macromolecular Drug Delivery Platform” (90 FR 16878) to… Continue Reading
Introduction In January 2025, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) introduced a new NIH Intramural Research Program Access Planning Policy (“IRP Access Planning Policy” or “Policy”). An NIH web page provides links to several documents describing the policy: https://osp.od.nih.gov/policies/innovation-and-translation#tab1/ The… Continue Reading
On December 26, 2024, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) submitted comments to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) regarding the “Prospective Grant of an Exclusive Patent License: Anti-KK-LC-1 T Cell Receptors for the Treatment of Cancer” (89 FR 99888) to StraightLine… Continue Reading
On December 17, 2025, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) provided comments to the National Institutes for Health (NIH) regarding the “Prospective Grant of an Exclusive Patent License: Vaccine Augmented Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes for the Treatment of Cancer” (89 FR 95224) to… Continue Reading
On December 5, 2024, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) submitted comments to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on the “Prospective Grant of Exclusive License, Inter-Institutional Agreement-Institution Lead: Peptides and Peptide Microarrays for Detection and Differentiation of Antibody Responses to Ebola… Continue Reading
KEI-NIH-T-Cure-Biosciences22Oct2024 Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) objects to the “Prospective Grant of an Exclusive Patent License: Anti-KK-LC-1 T Cell Receptors” (89 FR 81089) to T-Cure Biosciences, Inc. (T-Cure). Among other things, KEI said the NIH needs to be more forthcoming in… Continue Reading
Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) has sent a letter to Katherine Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) concerning an issue in Article 3 of the the World Intellectual Property… Continue Reading
On Monday afternoon, 9 September 2024, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered this statement on the legal architecture of the proposal for the WHO Pandemic Agreement. KEI has an open mind regarding the appropriate nature of the instrument or instruments for… Continue Reading