It is the view of KEI that separate instruments for traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions are more manageable, as the issues raised are significantly different, as are the nature of the rights and/or measures. And even then, narrower instruments… Continue Reading
KEI Briefing Note 2026:6James LoveKnowledge Ecology International (KEI)Sept 8, 2026 KEI has prepared a briefing note for negotiators at IGWG 8, beginning September 14, 2026. Summary Point 1: Relying on a link between access to PABS materials and data and… Continue Reading
KEI has published a briefing note titled “Proposals for Reforms: Pricing, innovation and access to biomedical products,,” available as KEI Briefing Note: 2026:5. The document is 41 pages long. The text below is from the introduction: The United States has… Continue Reading
On Friday, 13 February 2026, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following statement during the afternoon session with Relevant Stakeholders, which took place at WHO headquarters from 17:00 CET. If benefit sharing is implemented through contracts, user registration is essential,… Continue Reading
On Thursday afternoon, 10 July 2025, Knowledge Ecology Interational (KEI) delivered the following statement on agenda item 12(i), Report from the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR). Broadcasters could have had an agreement two decades ago if they… Continue Reading
On Wednesday afternoon, 9 July 2025, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following general statement on model laws at the Sixty-Sixth Series of Meetings of the Assemblies of the Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). While 2024… Continue Reading
On Tuesday afternoon, 24 June 2025, the Core Group (Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Senegal, South Africa, Thailand) convened an informal consultation to consider the revised version draft resolution, “Access to medicines, vaccines and other health products in the… Continue Reading
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) convened the 39th session of its Program and Budget Committee (PBC) from 16 June 2025 to 20 June 2025. With respect to WIPO’s proposed Program and Budget for 2026/2027, the PBC passed the following… Continue Reading
On 18 March 2025, the World Trade Organization (WTO) published a communication (IP/C/W/719) by Brazil, India, and Peru entitled, “Revising discussions on the relationship between the TRIPS Agreement and Convention on Biological Diversity“. Brazil, India, and Peru have called for… Continue Reading