Year: 2025

WHO pandemic treaty: ONSCREEN text reflecting progress up to Friday 21 February 2025 at 16:50 CET and with Bureau proposed text on outstanding provisions to support the negotiations for INB 13 resumed

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At 20:23 CET on Wednesday, 26 March 2025, the WHO Secretariat circulated the ONSCREEN text reflecting progress up to Friday 21 February 2025 at 16:50 CET and with Bureau proposed text on outstanding provisions to support the negotiations for INB…

SCT 48: KEI statement on standards and design protection for graphical user interfaces (GUIs)

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On Wednesday, 26 March 2025, the 48th session of the WIPO Standing Committee on the Law of Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications (SCT) continued discussions on graphical user interfaces (GUIs). KEI’s detailed comments can be found here: SCT_48 2025,…

SCT 48 – Highlights from WIPO discussions on graphical user interfaces

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As mentioned in a previous blog, Under the topic of industrial designs, the 48th session of the WIPO Standing Committee on the Law of Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications (SCT) is considering two submissions. The first submission is an…

SCT 48 – KEI statement on Design Protection for Graphical User Interfaces

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On Monday, 24 March 2025, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following statement on design protection for graphical user interfaces at WIPO’s 48th session of Standing Committee on the Law of Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications (SCT). Under the…

KEI’s comments on the NITRD AI Action Plan

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In response to a National Science Foundation Request for Information on the Development of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan, KEI provided these March 15, 2025 comments. KEI-RFC-AI-Action-Plan-15March2025 The Federal Register notice (90 FR 9088)

Bangladesh, Brazil, Colombia, India, and Pakistan to convene WTO TRIPS Council Side event – 30 Years of TRIPS: Expectations and Concerns of Developing Countries

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📅 Date & Time: March 19, 2025 – 1:00-5:00 PM (CET) 📍 Location: WTO, Room S1 (Hybrid Format) 🔗 Zoom Link: https://worldtradeorganization.zoom.us/j/81973510375?pwd=UdaNgKZIdjb8brcbo1GyRVePPn6K6W.1 🆔 Meeting ID: 819 7351 0375 | Passcode: 190305 📌 If you wish to attend online, no previous…

IGC 50: KEI General Statement

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On Monday, 3 March 2025, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following general statement at the 50th session of the WIPO Intergovernmental Committee on Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge, and Folklore. March 3, 2025 (109 words) It is the view of…

KEI Responses to Questions from HHS, USTR, Copyright Office and USPTO, Following Testimony at the 2025 Special 301 Review Hearing (docket number USTR-2024-0023)

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The USTR Special 301 Committee presented KEI with four questions in follow-up to our earlier comments. Below are the questions and KEI’s responses, also available as PDF: KEI-Responses-to-Hearing-Questions-2025-Special-301 KEI Responses to Hearing Questions – 2025 Special 301 Review (docket number…

KEI Submissions to 2025 Special 301 Review

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Annually, the Office of the United States Trade Representative spearheads the Special 301 review process, whose goal is to produce a report that names-and-shames countries that have committed perceived offenses against intellectual property rights. The USTR solicits written comments from…