The WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights is meeting (not as usual) from 12 to 14:30(CET) everyday this week. Day 1 has not gone smoothly because of technological challenges and the Secretariat eventually decided to stop the meeting.… Continue Reading
On 20 May 2025, the World Health Assembly (WHA) adopted the WHO Pandemic Agreement “pursuant to Article 19 of the Constitution of the World Health Organization” through resolution WHA78.1. While achieving consensus on a number of fronts including pandemic prevention… Continue Reading
On Thursday, 24 July 2025, the United Kingdom published the text of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and India and associated documents. The agreement consists of 30 chapters… Continue Reading
On Thursday afternoon, 10 July 2025, Knowledge Ecology Interational (KEI) delivered the following statement on agenda item 12(ii), Report from the Standing Committee on the Law of Patents (SCP). KEI statement on the Standing Committee on the Law of Patents… Continue Reading
KEI’s slide presentation: kei-wipo-8april2025 Title: Copyright and AI – It’s not just about the cultural industries Date: Tuesday, 8 April 2025 Time: 13:30 CEST to 15:00 CEST Location: Room B, WIPO Registration link: https://wipo-int.zoom.us/meeting/register/fy_TVEbvTzW8QiV0cz4rKA Convener: Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) On… Continue Reading
On Monday, 24 March 2025, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following statement on design protection for graphical user interfaces at WIPO’s 48th session of Standing Committee on the Law of Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications (SCT). Under the… Continue Reading
Annually, the Office of the United States Trade Representative spearheads the Special 301 review process, whose goal is to produce a report that names-and-shames countries that have committed perceived offenses against intellectual property rights. The USTR solicits written comments from… Continue Reading
Some notes on day 1 of the WHO INB 13 negotiations a pandemic agreement. The Feb 6, 2025 version of the negotiating text is here: 6Feb2025-INB-text This is note from KEI’s morning intervention on the footnote in Article 11 on… Continue Reading
