KEI statement on GSK’s announcement of policies to expand access to patented medicines
GSK has made a major announcement of new policies to expand access to its patented medicines. A copy of the press statement is here. Continue Reading
Intellectual Property Rights
WIPO General Assembly 2018: Statement of the United States on Copyright Exceptions and Limitations
On 26 September 2018, at the 2018 WIPO General Assembly, the United States of America delivered the following intervention on Copyright Exceptions and Limitations. World Intellectual Property Organization Assemblies of the Member States September 24 to October 2, 2018 AGENDA… Continue Reading
WIPO General Assembly 2018: Statement of the United States on the WIPO Treaty for the Protection of Broadcasting Organizations
On 26 September 2018, at the 2018 WIPO General Assembly, the United States of America made the following intervention on the WIPO Treaty for the Protection of Broadcasting Organizations. World Intellectual Property Organization Assemblies of the Member States September 24… Continue Reading
October 3-4, 2018: Appraising the WIPO Broadcast Treaty and its Implications on Access to Culture
October 3-4, 2018 Geneva Graduate Institute, C1 Chemin Eugène-Rigot 2 Petal 5 KEI is hosting a 1.5 day seminar on the WIPO broadcasting treaty October 3-4, 2018, at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID), which is walking… Continue Reading
US-Canada-Mexico Trade Agreement Provisions on Injunctions and Damages
The text of the proposed new U.S.-Canada-Mexico trade agreement is out, and available here from USTR. The agreement includes 34 chapters, 11 agreement annexes and 12 side letters. This is the first time the public has seen the text, even… Continue Reading
UN High-Level Meeting on Non-communicable Diseases – 27 September 2018
On Thursday September 27, 2018, the third UN High-Level Meeting on Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) was held at the UN headquarters in New York. During the meeting, civil society participants could choose to attend the opening/plenary/closing segments or the two multi-stakeholder… Continue Reading
WIPO General Assembly 2018 adopts decision on work plan for Broadcasting Treaty
On Friday, 28 September 2018, the WIPO General Assembly adopted a decision paragraph in relation to a roadmap for the proposed WIPO Broadcasting Treaty. The consensus language was reached during informal consultations on Wednesday, 26 September 2018 facilitated by Daren… Continue Reading
WIPO General Assembly 2018: Proposal by Argentina for a work-plan on the Broadcasting Treaty
On Wednesday, 26 September 2018, during discussions of the WIPO broadcasting treaty, Argentina presented the following roadmap to finalize preparations for the convening of a Diplomatic Conference to conclude a Treaty for the Protection of Broadcasting Organizations. The President of… Continue Reading
WIPO General Assembly 2018: Opening statement of Knowledge Ecology International
On Tuesday, 25 September 2018, Knowledge Ecology International delivered the following opening statement at the 2018 WIPO General Assembly. Opening Statement, Knowledge Ecology International KEI would like WIPO to continue work on, and evaluate the progress of, the obligation that… Continue Reading
WHO EURO RC68: Oral statement of Knowledge Ecology International on the WHO Roadmap on Access to Medicines and Vaccines
On Thursday, 20 September 2018, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following statement in Rome during discussions at the WHO Regional Committee for Europe on the WHO Roadmap on Access to Medicines and Vaccines. Oral statement of Knowledge Ecology International… Continue Reading
WTO panel finds 2001 Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health is an agreement between members
The panel in a WTO dispute regarding Australia and plain packaging of tobacco products reached the conclusion that 2001 Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health has the status of an agreement that has modified the interpretation of… Continue Reading