EB 148: WHO board paper on expanding access to effective treatments of cancer and rare and orphan diseases including cell and gene-based therapies


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On 16 December 2020 the World Health Organization (WHO) published a paper that delighted in the name, Expanding access to effective treatments for cancer and rare and orphan diseases, including medicines, vaccines, medical devices, diagnostics, assistive products, cell- and gene-based…

KEI Files Amicus Brief in GlaxoSmithKline vs Teva Induced Infringement Case


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(Updated for KEI’s corrected brief). On Wednesday December 16, 2020, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) filed an amicus curiae brief in GlaxoSmithKline LLC v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. (“GSK”, “Teva”). The case concerns secondary indications of medicines, and whether Teva induced…

WIPO SCP 32: African Group Statement on Patents and Technology Transfer


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On Thursday, 10 December 2020, Tanyaradzwa Manhombo (Zimbabwe) delivered this statement on behalf of the African Group at WIPO’s 32nd session of the Standing Committee on the Law of Patents (SCP). This statement focused on patents and technology transfer. The…

South Africa on fire: closing innings at the WTO TRIPS Council (10 December 2020)


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UPDATE (16 December 2020): The WTO General Council is meeting from Wednesday, 16 December 2020 to Friday, 18 December 2020 to discuss a number of matters including e-commerce, cotton, and TRIPS Council matters. Under agenda item 13, the Chair of…

KEI Comments on NIH Proposed Exclusive Patent License to St. Louis University for Treatment and Prevention of Neuropathic Pain With P2Y14 Antagonists


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On December 3, 2020, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) submitted comments to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) regarding the “Prospective Grant of Exclusive Patent License: Treatment and Prevention of Neuropathic…

$1.8 Billion Sanofi Vaccine Contract Contains International Reference Pricing Clause, Preserves Standard IP and Data Rights


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The contract awarding Sanofi Pasteur (“Sanofi”) 1.8 billion U.S. taxpayers’ dollars for the development and manufacture of a COVID-19 vaccine was posted in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Electronic Reading Room on November 30, 2020. Overall, the…

Foundational mRNA patents are subject to the Bayh-Dole Act provisions


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Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman are often described as the pioneers of the mRNA discoveries that underpin the first COVID-19 vaccines. In 2005 both scientists published a paper reporting that a slightly tweaked version of mRNA that can be administered…

KEI comments to FDA on Prospective Exclusive Patent License for Diagnostic for SARS, SARS-CoV-2, Other Viruses, Bacteria and Bacterial Serovar, to Advion


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