Roger Bate: Eclectic booster of corporate views
The Wellcome Trust convened an “Opinion Formers Conference” on “Counterfeit Medicines: Perspectives and Action” on Monday 26 October 2009. Continue Reading
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KEI, Richard Stallman, ORG, letter to European Commission opposing Oracle acquisition of MySQL assets from Sun
KEI, Richard Stallman, ORG, letter to European Commission opposing Oracle acquisition of MySQL assets from Sun The following is a letter that KEI, Richard Stallman and ORG have sent to the European Commission, asking the European Commission to prevent Oracle… Continue Reading
S. 2210, 110th Congress, Medical Innovation Prize Act of 2007
110th CONGRESS, 1st Session
S. 2210
To provide incentives for investment in research and development for new medicines, to enhance access to new medicines, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
October 19, 2007
Mr. SANDERS introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
A BILL
Listserves
The following are some listserves run by KEI:
White House shares the ACTA Internet text with 42 Washington insiders, under non disclosure agreements
On November 4-6, 2009, the next round of negotiations for the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Negotiations (ACTA) will take place in Seoul, Korea. The following is another strange chapter in the secrecy surrounding this negotiation.
Background
Since ACTA was first announced, KEI has pressed the negotiating governments to provide more transparency, including recently, for example
Comments on inadequacy of voluntary measures to ensure equal access to copyrighted works for persons with reading disabilities
In discussions about a possible WIPO Treaty for persons who are blind or have other reading disabilities, there have been suggestions by some that voluntary licensing by rights holders presents a sufficient solution to the problem. I studied several publications since 1985 to take a closer look at this viewpoint and find out what were the common perceptions.
USTR Ron Kirk’s September 30, 2009 Speech on Intellectual Property
USTR head Ambassador Ron Kirk made another speech on intellectual property on September 30, 2009. The text of his speech is here. Below are a few relevant quotes.
On access to medicine:
Timeline: Addressing Copyright Related Barriers to Overcoming Reading Disabilities
This is a work in progress
1824
Louis Braille invented a system of reading and writing by means of raised dots.
1921
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Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) FOIA Requests
- On October 2, 2009, KEI submitted the following request to CDC, regarding IP aspects of pandemics:
——– Forwarded Message ——–
From: James Love
To: FOIARequests@cdc.gov
Subject: FOIA Request, IP aspects of pandemics
Date: Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:36:44 -0400CDC/ATSDR FOIA Officer:
Lynn ArmstrongCDC/ATSDR
Attn: FOIA Office, MS-D54
1600 Clifton Road, N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30333Dear CDC FOIA officer:
WIPO General Assembly renews mandate of IGC
On October 1, 2009 the WIPO General Assembly renewed the mandate of the Intergovernmental Committee on Generic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore. Here below is the consensus decision reached by the General Assembly.
Bearing in mind the Development Agenda recommendations, the WIPO General Assembly agrees that that the mandate of the WIPO intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore be renewed as follows: