Month: February 2023

INB4: KEI general comment on the Zero Draft

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On 28 February 2023, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following statement on the zero draft prepared by the Bureau of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body to draft and negotiate a WHO convention, agreement or other international instrument on pandemic prevention,…

US government files statement of Interest in Arbutus v Moderna case, testing scope of 28 USC 1498(a) government use of patents for acquisition and distribution of COVID 19 vaccines

Posted on by James Love

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On February 14, 2023, USDOJ filed a Statement of Interest of the United States, in the patent dispute between Arbutus Biopharma, Genevant Sciences, and Moderna. A copy of the filing is here: arbutus.moderna.USG.statementofinterest This is an important, and while not…

WHO pandemic treaty: Modalities for the negotiations in February/March 2023 (INB4) and April 2023 (INB5)

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UPDATED: On 10 February 2023, the Bureau of the WHO Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) circulated to WHO member states a proposal for consideration by the INB regarding modalities for upcoming INB meetings (INB4/5), including the “Zero Draft” and “First Draft”…

KEI Comments Regarding NIH Prospective Exclusive License to Yissum R&D

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On February 6, 2023, Knowledge Ecology International submitted comments to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) regarding the “Prospective Grant of an Exclusive Patent License: Small Cell Lung Cancer Subtyping Using Plasma Cell-Free Nucleosomes” (88 FR 3749). The technology was…

EB152 – Constituency statement for Knowledge Ecology International, Health Action International, Public Services International, Oxfam, and World Council of Churches – Universal Health Coverage

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On Wednesday, 1 February 2023, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered this constituency statement on behalf of KEI, Health Action International, Oxfam, Public Services International, and the World Council of Churches on the following topic: “Universal Health Coverage – Reorienting health…

WHO releases the zero draft of the pandemic treaty, and it’s a very good start

Posted on by James Love

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WHO-zero-draft-pandemic-treaty-1Feb2023 There is much to like in this draft on topics such as intellectual property rights, transparency, benefit sharing and equity. Easy to see why big drug companies have been alarmed at the direction of the WHO work on this.…