Selected Documents submitted by Member States and Observers at the WIPO IGC on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore
Intellectual Property Rights
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
WHO Intellectual Property and Traditional Medicines Project
Documents for expert review and feedback: October 28, 2025 Questions. In Google Doc Format: Link. October 15, 2025 Questions. In Google Doc Format: Link. Background notes: 2025:3 KEI Briefing Note: Note on Liability Rules. 2025:2 KEI Briefing Note: Selected Documents Prepared by… Continue Reading
Table top simulations and licensing proposals round out country submissions on pathogen access and benefit sharing
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
UK-India CETA – Reflections on the IPR chapter (Chapter 13)
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
WIPO General Assembly 2025: KEI statement on the Standing Committee on the Law of Patents (SCP)
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
8 April 2025 WIPO side event at SCCR 46 – Copyright and AI – It’s not just about the cultural industries
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
SCT 48 – KEI statement on Design Protection for Graphical User Interfaces
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
KEI Submissions to 2025 Special 301 Review
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
Day 1 of INB13, the WHO negotiations on a pandemic agreement.
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