Cases 2017 Kaneka Corp. v. SKC Kolon PI, Inc., No. EDCV113397JGBRZX, 2017 WL 6343537 (C.D. Cal. Dec 8, 2017). Infringement case involving patents for polyimide films; motion for permanent injunction denied. Amgen Inc. v. Sanofi, 872 F.3d 1367 (Fed. Cir.… Continue Reading
World Health Assembly, May 2001 Statements May 21, 2001. Health GAP Report on the 54th World Health Assembly. May 18, 2001. CPT/Essential Action Comments on the World Health Assembly. May 17, 2001. HealthGAP Coalition Release on the World Health Assembly.… Continue Reading
Bayh-Dole cases involving royalty free or march-in rights 1997 Cellpro case This was a strong case involving two competing medical devices, both invented on NIH grants, and a bad ending. The NIH rejection of the Cellpro march-in request led to… Continue Reading
(More on this topic here: https://www.keionline.org/orphan-drugs and here.) 1980 April 17, 1980. Congresswoman Elizabeth Holtzman introduces H.R.7089 (96th Congress) – “A bill to establish an office in the National Institutes of Health to assist in the development of drugs for… Continue Reading
Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA-17) was joined by 17 other members of Congress in calling upon Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar to issue a compulsory license on patents for medications to treat hepatitis C, by exercising 28… Continue Reading
2000 SPECIAL 301 REPORT United States Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky today announced the results of the 2000 “Special 301” annual review which examined in detail the adequacy and effectiveness of intellectual property protection in over 70 countries. Ambassador Barshefsky also… Continue Reading
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE Executive Office of the President Washington, D.C. 20508 For Immediate Release April 30, 1999 Contact: Jay Ziegler, Helaine Klasky, Amy Stilwell, (202) 395-3230 USTR ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF SPECIAL 301 ANNUAL REVIEW United States… Continue Reading
Public and Private Sector Funded Research for Fabry’s Disease KEI Research Note 2010:2 23 July 2010 Introduction Fabry’s disease is a rare genetic multisystemic disorder associated with progressive lipid accumulation and cell damage, leading to a variety of aliments, including… Continue Reading
See Kazakhstan Timelines for: 1990-2000 , 2001, 2002, 2003 , 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007. 2001 January. Ted Turner founds the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), co-chaired by Turner and former Senator Sam Nunn. 2001 January 25. Michael Dobbs story in Washington… Continue Reading
Kazakhstan Time-Line 1989- 2000 1949 The Soviet Union conducts a successful atomic test in Kazakhstan, and the nuclear arms race between the Soviet Union and the U.S. begins. 1949. The Ulba Metallurgy Plant is established, and is referred to ask… Continue Reading