Collective Management of IPR and Patent Pools
UNITAID patent pool for medicines
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Sept 10, 2009 KEI brownbag lunch on Bilski litigation
KEI will host a meeting on the Bilski litigation regarding patents on business methods, on September 10, 2009, from noon to 2:00.
When: Thursday, September 10, 2009 Time: 12:00-2:00pm Location: Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) 1621 Connecticut Ave NW, Suite 500 Washington, DC 20009 Tel +1 202 332 2670The meeting will include presentations by:
Biogenerics
James Love and James K. Glassman, Don’t Kill Competition for High-Tech Drugs, Roll Call, Sept. 9, 2009.
KEI Statement on Eshoo/Barton amendment
Some reporting
- James Love and James K. Glassman, Don’t Kill Competition for High-Tech Drugs, Roll Call, Sept. 9, 2009.
How will WIPO provide a “speedy solution” to the problems faced by the reading disabled persons in accessing copyrighted works?
In May 2009, at the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) 18th session, the governments of Brazil, Ecuador and Paraguay formally tabled a proposal to WIPO endorsing the World Blind Union’s Treaty for Reading Disabled Persons.
More on the White House/PhRMA deal
In an August 14, 2009 article in the LA Times, Tom Hamburger provides yet another installment in the ongoing disclosures about a secret White House deal with PhRMA on pharmaceutical pricing.
Thiru Balasubramaniam, Geneva Representative
Thiru Balasubramaniam is the Geneva Representative of Knowledge Ecology International.
2009 Proposal by Brazil, Ecuador and Paraguay, Relating to Limitations and Exceptions: Treaty Proposed by the World Blind Union
On May 25, 2009, Brazil, Ecuador and Paraguay (BEP) submitted a formal proposal at the WIPO SCCR 18, asking that the SCCR consider a proposal for a treaty that was presented to the SCCR in 2008 by the World Blind Union. In 2010, the government of Mexico joined as a co-sponsor of the treaty proposal.
Below is the text of the BEP submission at WIPO:
WIPO STANDING COMMITTEE ON COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS
Eighteenth Session Geneva, May 25 to 29, 2009
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Prizes to stimulate innovation
KEI has an interest in the general topic of prizes to stimulate innovation, with a special focus on the use of prizes to stimulate medical innovation. The work on medical innovation prizes covers proposals for both high- and lower-income markets, and proposals that target new medical knowledge, as well as product development.
KEI Board of Directors
Recap on the House vote on Biosimilars
The rollcall for the biosimilars vote in on the Internet here. Based upon the count released by the committee, voting for the Eshoo Amendment were 26 Democrats and 21 Republicans. Voting against were 1 republican (Deal) and 10 Democrats. One Republican did not vote. I have bolded the Nay votes.