On Wednesday, 4 December 2024, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered this statement on Article 6 – Administration of [rights/interests] at the 49th session of the World Intellectual Property Organization’s Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and… Continue Reading
KEI closing statement at INB 12 Geneva Friday, 15 November 2024 We welcome the decision to provide daily access to the negotiating texts, but more needs to be done on transparency. The excessive secrecy surrounding the WHO pandemic treaty is… Continue Reading
On Thursday, 14 November 2024, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following statement on Article 11 on the transfer of technology and know-how for the production of pandemic related health products. In several interventions and in talks with negotiators, KEI… Continue Reading
KEI talking points on Article 11 7 November 2024 The proposed New 1(j) footnote under Article 11 for INB12 is a complex way of saying that countries will make efforts to negotiate voluntary agreements on technology transfer, but if that… Continue Reading
On Wednesday morning, 16 October 2024, Brazil delivered the following intervention on patents and health at the 36th session of the WIPO Standing Committee on the Law of Patents (SCP) — Brazil’s intervention for the SCP Session on Patent Flexibilities… Continue Reading
On Wednesday afternoon, 16 October 2024, Brazil delivered the following statement on transfer of technology at the 36th session of the WIPO Standing Committee on the Law of Patents (SCP). Intervention by the Delegate of Brazil at the World Intellectual… Continue Reading
Title: Best and worst practices for limitations and exceptions to patent rights Date: Thursday, 17 October 2024 Time: 13:30 CEST to 15:00 CEST Location: Room B, WIPO Registration link: https://wipo-int.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5Mtf-6vqz0jGdWIE2AObIjgN86Xuy4yqaKi Conveners: Innovarte and Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) On the margins… Continue Reading
On September 3, 2024, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) submitted comments to the NIH regarding the “Prospective Grant of an Exclusive Patent License: Dimethyl Synaptamide for the Treatment of Autoimmune Disorders and Inflammatory Diseases” (89 FR 66730). The Federal Register notice… Continue Reading
On July 17, 2024, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) joined Universities Allied for Essential Medicines, Dr. Christopher Morten, and Dr. Reshma Ramachandran in submitting an amicus brief in the case of the Center for Investigative Reporting, et al. v. United States… Continue Reading
On December 8, 2023, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) issued a Request for Information regarding the “Draft Interagency Guidance Framework for Considering the Exercise of March-In Rights” (88 FR 85593). Today KEI submitted comments to NIST regarding… Continue Reading