Month: October 2019

KEI and UACT Comments to NIH on License in AAV Vectors to Generation Bio and Spark Therapeutics

Posted on by Claire Cassedy

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On Friday October 11, 2019, Knowledge Ecology International and the Union for Affordable Cancer Treatment (UACT) submitted comments to the Federal Register notice (84 FR 51171) for the “Prospective Grant of Exclusive Patent License: Capsid-Free AAV Vectors, Compositions, and Methods…

WTO TRIPS Council: Submission of South Africa on R&D Costs and Pricing of Medicines and Health Technologies

Posted on by Thiru

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On Friday, 4 October 2019, the World Trade Organization (WTO) published a submission by the Republic of South Africa on “R&D Costs and Pricing of Medicines and Health Technologies” (IP/C/W/659). In this paper, South Africa requested the WTO TRIPS Council…

WIPO General Assembly 2019: Statement of the United States on the SCCR work program

Posted on by James Love

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This is the statement the United States of America delivered on behalf of the US government at the WIPO General Assembly, on the work program for the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR). The most detailed discussion concerned…

WIPO General Assembly 2019: KEI statement on the Report on the SCP

Posted on by Thiru

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On Thursday, 3 October 2019, Knowledge Ecology International delivered the following statement on Agenda item 16, Report on the SCP. As part of the WIPO Secretariat’s review of existing research on patents and access to medical products and health technologies,…

WIPO General Assembly 2019: KEI statement on the Report on the SCCR

Posted on by Thiru

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On Wednesday, 2 October 2019, Knowledge Ecology International delivered the following statement on Agenda item 15, Report on the SCCR. WIPO General Assembly Agenda item 15, Report on the SCCR Statement of Knowledge Ecology International With respect to the broadcasters…

WIPO General Assembly 2019: Opening statement of Knowledge Ecology International

Posted on by Thiru

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On Tuesday, 1 October 2019, Knowledge Ecology International delivered the following opening statement at the 2019 WIPO General Assembly. Thank you Chair. KEI opposes any further work at the SCCR on a broadcast treaty, given the confusion over the objectives…