November 8 to November 12, 2010 WIPO Page on the Meeting SCCR 21: Initial impressions from day 1 SCCR 21: General statement of Group B (covering broadcasting, AV protection and limitations and exceptions) KEI statement at SCCR 21 SCCR21: Proposal… Continue Reading
KEI’s page for WIPO. WIPO’s page on the SCCR meetings. KEI’s page on the broadcasting negotiations. KEI’s page on the Marrakesh treaty negotiations. Some special meetings of the SCCR Information Meeting on Developments in Broadcasting, (SCCR/IM/GE/09), May 25, 2009. Featured… Continue Reading
KEI has permanent observer status for the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), and has attended every SCCR meeting beginning in 2003, and monitors several other committees. KEI played a key role in the negotiations on the Marrakesh treaty for persons… Continue Reading
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Executive Board is expected to discuss agenda item 3.8 on Preparation for the third High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases, to be held in 2018 the either… Continue Reading
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Executive Board is expected to discuss agenda item 3.7 on the Global strategy and plan of action on public health, innovation and intellectual property either on Wednesday, 24 January 2018 or Thursday, 25 January 2018.… Continue Reading
On Wednesday, 24 January 2018, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Executive Board is expected to discuss agenda item 3.6 on Addressing the global shortage of, and access to, medicines and vaccines. Non-state actors in official relations with the WHO are… Continue Reading
On Friday afternoon, 15 December 2017, the 27th session of the WIPO Standing Committee on the Law of Patents (SCP) agreed to a future program of work that included the following topics: 1) Exceptions and Limitations to Patent Rights, 2)… Continue Reading
On December 13, 2017, a joint statement on e-commerce was endorsed by Ministers representing 70 WTO members at the 11th WTO Ministerial Conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina (see below). KEI’s statement on the WTO e-commerce agenda is as follows: “There… Continue Reading
On 12 December 2017, KEI delivered the following intervention to WIPO on pressures faced by Brazil and Colombia in using TRIPS flexibilities. 12 December 2017 SCP 27 Thank you Chair. We welcome the opportunity to provide inputs on the constraints… Continue Reading
On Monday, 11 December 2017, KEI delivered the following statement in response to WIPO’s publication of a Draft Reference Document on Exception Regarding Acts for Obtaining Regulatory Approval from Authorities. KEI commends the work of the WIPO secretariat in preparing… Continue Reading