KEI comments to WHO INB on the Open Source Dividend
Year: 2022
The June 17, 2022 WTO Ministerial Decision on the TRIPS Agreement
Updated Friday, 17 June 2022, 11:30 AM Geneva time. Early Friday morning, 17 June 2022, the WTO’s 12th Ministerial Conference (chaired by Timur Suleymenov, Kazakshstan), adopted a Ministerial Decision on the TRIPS Agreement (WT/MIN(22)/W/15/Rev.2). The text can be found here.… Continue Reading
Constituency statement for Knowledge Ecology International, Health Action International, Oxfam, and Public Services International: Strengthening WHO preparedness for and response to health emergencies
On 24 May 2022, I delivered the following constituency statement on behalf of Knowledge Ecology International, Health Action International, Oxfam, and Public Services International on the following topic: “16.2 – Strengthening WHO preparedness for and response to health emergencies” at… Continue Reading
White smoke emerges from WHO negotiations on a resolution on Strengthening clinical trials to provide high-quality evidence on health interventions and to improve research quality and coordination
At around 10 PM on Friday evening, 20 May 2022, member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) negotiating on a resolution titled, Strengthening clinical trials to provide high-quality evidence on health interventions and to improve research quality and coordination,… Continue Reading
President Biden announces agreement between the NIH and the WHO Covid-19 Technology Access Pool (C-TAP)
The announcement was made by President Biden at the Global COVID-19 Pandemic Summit. KEI Statement on the NIH/C-TAP licenses Following an earlier promise from HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, the NIH has entered into two licenses with the WHO COVID-19 Technology… Continue Reading
KEI questions on WIPO Broadcast treaty (SCCR 42)
28 questions for broadcast treaty May 12, 2022 Term of protection 1. The 1971 Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms and The 1974 Brussels Convention Relating to the Distribution of Programme-Carrying Signals… Continue Reading
NIH Questioned about Xtandi and March-in Rights during Congressional Hearing
On Wednesday May 11, 2022, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) was asked about Xtandi and march-in rights during a Congressional hearing. The House Appropriations Committee held a hearing on the FY2023 Budget Request for the NIH, and Representative Mark… Continue Reading
SCCR 42: KEI Statement on a proposal by the African Group for a Draft work Program on Exceptions and Limitations
On Wednesday, 11 May 2022, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following statement on a proposal by the African Group for a Draft work Program on Exceptions and Limitations. Knowledge Ecology International supports the Proposal by the African Group for… Continue Reading
Moderna Claims Compulsory License from U.S. Government to Use Third Party Patents in its Covid-19 Vaccine
A legal brief filed by Moderna, Inc. (“Moderna”) on May 6, 2022 argues that 28 U.S.C. § 1498(a) immunizes the company from liability if it infringes on any third-party patents involved in the manufacture of its Covid-19 vaccine (marketed as… Continue Reading
KEI Comments on the proposed WIPO broadcast treaty, May 10, 2022
These were my notes from the KEI intervention on Tuesday, May 10, 2022, at WIPO SCCR 42, on the proposed WIPO broadcasting treaty. This is essentially a related rights treaty, and goes far beyond the control of signal piracy. And… Continue Reading