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 →
Note on Liability Rules KEI Briefing Note 2025:3 James Love, Thiru Balasubramaniam Draft, October 29, 2025 KEI-BN-2025-3
Selected Documents Prepared by the WIPO Secretariat for the Intergovernmental Committee (IGC) on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore IGC1 (April 2001) to IGC51 (June 2025) KEI Briefing Note: 2025:2 Arianna Schouten October 28, 2025 KEI-BN-2025-2
Selected Documents submitted by Member States and Observers at the WIPO Intergovernmental Committee (IGC) on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore IGC1 to IGC51 KEI Briefing Note 2025:1 Thiru Balasubramaniam October 28, 2025 KEI-BN-2025-1
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 →
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 →
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 →