On Tuesday, 1 October 2019, Knowledge Ecology International delivered the following opening statement at the 2019 WIPO General Assembly. Thank you Chair. KEI opposes any further work at the SCCR on a broadcast treaty, given the confusion over the objectives… Continue Reading
The UK Labour Party Document, “Medicines-For-The-Many” is 52 pages long, including 9 pages of end notes. It is an ambitious document. The document discusses, in some detail, innovation as well as access and affordability. The reforms proposed include measures that… Continue Reading
Today, in his address to the U.K. Labour party conference, Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn made the following statement on drug patents and prices. Yesterday I met Luis Walker, a wonderful nine-year-old boy. Luis is living with cystic fibrosis. Every day… Continue Reading
(UPDATE: As noted in the comments below, the NIH provided a response to the joint comments submitted on September 5, 2019, well in advance of the close of the comment period on September 15, 2019) On September 19, 2019, Knowledge… Continue Reading
(UPDATE: The NIH provided a response to our comments on September 26, 2019) On September 13, 2019, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI), Union for Affordable Cancer Treatment (UACT), Public Citizen (PC), Social Security Works (SSW), LWC Health, Ruth Lopert, Manon Ress,… Continue Reading
On September 9, 2019, KEI submitted a second request to the NIH that it investigate an apparent failure to disclose federal funding in patents in adeno-associated viral (AAV) gene therapies assigned to the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn).… Continue Reading
On September 3, 2019, KEI submitted a request to the NIH that it investigate an apparent failure to disclose federal funding in patents in adeno-associated viral (AAV) gene therapies. A failure to disclose federal funding is a violation of the… Continue Reading
EU-Mercosur-IP-Chapter We will add more extensive notes next week. But a few items are worth noting,including, to start, the Principals. Article X.4 Principles 1. Each Party recognises that the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights can and must be… Continue Reading
On September 12, 2019, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI), Union for Affordable Cancer Treatment (UACT), Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM), Social Security Works (SSW), and Clare Love filed an appeal with the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The signatories appealed… Continue Reading
KEI-Sen-Coons-injunctions-strongpatentsact-11Sept2019 September 11, 2019 The Honorable Senator Christopher Coons 218 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator Coons: Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) is a public interest group based in Washington, DC. KEI focuses on policies relating to the… Continue Reading