The 146th session of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Executive Board will take place from 3 February 2020 to 8 February 2020 in Geneva, Switzerland. Rule 8 of the Rules of Procedure of the Executive Board of the World Health… Continue Reading
On Thursday, 31 October 2019, the World Trade Organization (WTO) hosted the eighth trilateral symposium jointly convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The theme of this year’s symposium was ” “Cutting-Edge Health… Continue Reading
On Friday, 18 October 2019, South Africa delivered the following statement at the WTO TRIPS Council on transparency of R&D Costs and Pricing of Medicines and Health Technology. Intellectual Property and the Public Interest: R&D Costs and Pricing of Medicines… Continue Reading
On Friday, 25 October 2019, Knowledge Ecology International delivered the following statement on copyright related to the digital environment. Given the challenges of obtaining economic data, perhaps the SCCR could focus more on transparency. 1. Standards for transparency could be… Continue Reading
On Monday, 21 October 2019, Knowledge Ecology International delivered the following opening statement at the 39th session of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR 39). The discussions on limitations and exceptions, and the studies commissioned by… Continue Reading
On Friday, 4 October 2019, the World Trade Organization (WTO) published a submission by the Republic of South Africa on “R&D Costs and Pricing of Medicines and Health Technologies” (IP/C/W/659). In this paper, South Africa requested the WTO TRIPS Council… Continue Reading
On Thursday, 3 October 2019, Knowledge Ecology International delivered the following statement on Agenda item 16, Report on the SCP. As part of the WIPO Secretariat’s review of existing research on patents and access to medical products and health technologies,… Continue Reading
On Wednesday, 2 October 2019, Knowledge Ecology International delivered the following statement on Agenda item 15, Report on the SCCR. WIPO General Assembly Agenda item 15, Report on the SCCR Statement of Knowledge Ecology International With respect to the broadcasters… Continue Reading
On Tuesday, 1 October 2019, Knowledge Ecology International delivered the following opening statement at the 2019 WIPO General Assembly. Thank you Chair. KEI opposes any further work at the SCCR on a broadcast treaty, given the confusion over the objectives… Continue Reading