Month: October 2021

Zero Draft Report of the Member States Working Group on Strengthening WHO Preparedness for and Response to Health Emergencies (WGPR) charts a course for a potential pandemic treaty

Posted on by Thiru

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Update: On 28 October 2021 the Zero Draft Report of the Member States Working Group on Strengthening WHO Preparedness for and Response to Health Emergencies to the special session of the World Health Assembly was published with the Document number…

KEI Comments on the Medicines Patent Pool/Merck License for Molnupiravir

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(For more resources, please see our page on molnupiravir.) The Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) and Merck Sharp & Dohme (“MSD” or “Merck”) have announced a voluntary license for the generic manufacture and sale of molnupiravir. A joint press release from…

Countries included in the Merck/molnupiravir voluntary license with generic suppliers

Posted on by James Love

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(For more resources, please see our page on molnupiravir.) According to Brook Baker, these are the countries included in the Merck voluntary license to generic suppliers Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon,…

International landscape of molnupiravir patents

Posted on by Luis Gil Abinader

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(For more resources, please see our page on molnupiravir.) KEI has built a dataset of patents related to molnupiravir based upon a study by Imran et al (2021), the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) MedsPal database, and our own searches. Our…

13 October 2021: Indonesia’s statement on the TRIPS waiver

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On Wednesday, 13 October 2021, Indonesia delivered the following statement at the TRIPS Council discussions on the TRIPS waiver. PROPOSAL FOR A WAIVER FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT FOR THE PREVENTION, CONTAINMENT AND TREATMENT OF COVID-19 Thank you,…

KEI Comments on the Recent EU TRIPS waiver papers

Posted on by James Love

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October 15, 2021 James Love In the past few days, two documents have been leaked regarding the European Union (EU)’s positions at the World Trade Organization (WTO), in negotiations over which rules if any at the WTO should be waived…

KEI Comments on NIH Prospective Exclusive License to Gilead for HIV Treatment/Cure

Posted on by Claire Cassedy

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(Update: On November 4, 2021, the NIH provided a response to our comments on the license.) On October 12, 2021, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) submitted comments to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) regarding the ““Prospective Grant of an Exclusive…

WIPO General Assembly 2021: Statement of the United States on the SCCR work program – Report on the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR)

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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) on Tuesday, 5 October 2021.…

WIPO General Assembly 2021: KEI statement on the Report on the SCCR

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On Tuesday, 5 October 2021, Knowledge Ecology International delivered the following statement on Agenda item 13, Report on the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR). Statement of Knowledge Ecology International – Agenda Item 13: Report on the Standing…

WIPO General Assembly 2021: General statement of Knowledge Ecology International

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On Tuesday, 5 October 2021, Knowledge Ecology International delivered the following opening statement at the 2021 WIPO General Assembly. General Statement of Knowledge Ecology International – WIPO General Assembly 5 October 2021 The COVID pandemic illustrates flaws in the intellectual…