Month: October 2023

Save the date – 30 October 2023 – KEI roundtable on the advanced, unedited INB pandemic treaty text (October 2023 version)

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Focused discussions on article 9 (Research and development) and article 11 (Transfer of technology and know-how) Monday,30 October 2023 15h30 UTC to 17h30 UTC 16h30 CET to 18h30 CET 11h30 EDT to 13h30 EDT On Monday, 30 October 2023, KEI…

KEI initial comments on Draft text for a WIPO Broadcast Organization treaty, SCCR/44/3, Article 2,3,5,8 and 14

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SCCR-44-3-Articles-2-3-5-8-14-comments-24oct2023 This is a comment on the most recent version of the proposed WIPO treaty for broadcasting organizations, SCCR/44/3. KEI’s primary concerns with SCCR/44/3 discussed in this note are that the definitions of broadcasting and protected programmes are too broad,…

EB 154: WHO rejects Thailand’s proposal on trade and health policy coherence to support universal health coverage and health security

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The 154th session of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Executive Board will take place from 22 January 2024 to 27 January 2024 in Geneva, Switzerland. Rule 8 of the Rules of Procedure of the Executive Board of the World Health…

Slides of KEI side event on U.S. government use of FAR 52.227-1 for non voluntary use of patented inventions

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Today KEI hosted a side event at WIPO on the United States use of FAR 52.227-1. These are the slides I used.Slide 11 provides a link to more than 350 contracts that have his clause for a variety of purposes.…

USITC avoids taking sides in 497 page report on WTO limited patent extension of exceptions for COVID 19

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The USITC has issued a 497 page report on the WTO negotiations over TRIPS and COVID. https://www.usitc.gov/publications/332/pub5469.pdf The USITC release states: The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) today released a report about COVID-19 diagnostics and therapeutics and certain flexibilities under…

KEI Comments Regarding NIH Proposed License T Cell Cancer Therapy to Moonlight Bio

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On October 12, 2023, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) filed comments regarding the “Prospective Grant of an Exclusive Patent License: Development and Commercialization of Engineered T Cell Therapies for the Treatment of Cancer” by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to…

Summary of KEI’s September 28, 2023 comments to the TRIPS Council On Paragraph 8 Of The Ministerial Decision On The TRIPS Agreement

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Summary of September 28, 2023 comments to the TRIPS Council On Paragraph 8 Of The Ministerial Decision On The TRIPS Agreement James Love Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) The June 17, 2022 decision on the TRIPS Agreement and COVID-19 vaccines was…

Save the Date – 17 October 2023 – US Government FAR 52.227-1 authorization for non-voluntary use of patents (in-person only)

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Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) invites WIPO delegates attending the 35th session of the Standing Committee on the Law of Patents (SCP) to a side event on Tuesday, 17 October 2023. James Love’s slides can be found here: https://www.keionline.org/wp-content/uploads/52.227-1-wipo-17oct2023.pdf Title: US…

Scarlet TCR: Comments on a NIH prospective exclusive patent license for treatment of HPV cancers

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Updates: Senator Sanders Sends Letter to HHS Inspector General Urging Investigation of Exclusive Patent License for NIH-funded Cancer Therapy, Press Release. October 23, 2023. David Dayen, “Sanders Seeks Investigation of NIH Licensing Practices: The senator wants the inspector general to…

Delinking biomedical R&D, including incentives, from monopolies and high prices

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These are the slides that were used in a KEI-People’s Vaccine Alliance webinar on delinking R&D financing from temporary monopolies. KEI-PVA-webinar-Delinking-rnd-5oct2023