On Friday, 30 May 2025, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following statement at the opening of WIPO’s 51st session of the Intergovernmental Committee on Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge, and Folklore which meets from 30 May 2025 to 5 June… Continue Reading
On Monday, 19 January 2025,Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered this constituency statement on behalf of KEI, Health Action International, Oxfam, World Blind Union, and World Council of Churches on the following topic: Intergovernmental Negotiating Body to draft and negotiate a… Continue Reading
On Thursday, 22 May 2025, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) will convene a side event entitled, “Workplan for WHO and member states to improve the Transparency of the Value Chain for Biomedical Products”. The panel will take place in the Henry… Continue Reading
In recent discussions at the 34th session World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) Committee on Development and Intellectual Property (CDIP), the United States of America expressed its antipathy to WIPO’s engagement with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The United States expressed… Continue Reading
On Wednesday morning, 9:03 CEST, the World Health Organization (WHO) circulated the Proposal for the WHO Pandemic Agreement, ONSCREEN text reflecting progress up to Wednesday, 16 April 2025 at 01:57 CEST, to non-State actors in official relations with the World… Continue Reading
At 10:42 CEST on Friday, 11 April 2025, the WHO Secretariat circulated the ONSCREEN text reflecting progress up to Friday, 11 April 2025 at 00:03 CEST to non-State actors in relation with WHO. The link to the latest test is… Continue Reading
On Wednesday, 9 April 2025, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) and Medicines Law & Policy (ML&P) will convene a hybrid side event in Salle W1 at the Geneva headquarters of the World Health Organization (WHO) from 13:00 CEST to 14:30 CEST… Continue Reading
At 20:23 CET on Wednesday, 26 March 2025, the WHO Secretariat circulated the ONSCREEN text reflecting progress up to Friday 21 February 2025 at 16:50 CET and with Bureau proposed text on outstanding provisions to support the negotiations for INB… Continue Reading
On Wednesday, 26 March 2025, the 48th session of the WIPO Standing Committee on the Law of Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications (SCT) continued discussions on graphical user interfaces (GUIs). KEI’s detailed comments can be found here: SCT_48 2025,… Continue Reading
As mentioned in a previous blog, Under the topic of industrial designs, the 48th session of the WIPO Standing Committee on the Law of Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications (SCT) is considering two submissions. The first submission is an… Continue Reading