This does not yet have links to the TPP11 negotiations and agreement, after the US left. The May 11, 2015 consolidated text on the Intellectual Property Chapter of the TPP, with country positions. August 4, 2015 Press Release The May… Continue Reading
The governments of the United States, the European Commission, Japan, Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Canada, and Mexico are negotiating a trade agreement named the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). Despite the name, the agreement is designed to address not… Continue Reading
The USTR’s Special 301 Report has been issued every year beginning in 1989. The Executive Summary of the 2009 report says: The “Special 301” Report is an annual review of the global state of intellectual property rights (IPR) protection and… Continue Reading
KEI publishes research and commentary in a variety of journals, periodicals, books and other independent publishing platforms. In-house, KEI presents information in blogs, correspondence and reports, as well as in occasional KEI research notes and papers. Timelines (several) Timelines regarding… Continue Reading
Dr. Manon Ress is Director of Information Society Projects, as well as Administrative and Finance Officer at Knowledge Ecology International, a non-government organization with offices in Washington, DC and Geneva. She is an active participant at the World Intellectual Property Organization’s… Continue Reading
Thiru Balasubramaniam is the Geneva Representative of Knowledge Ecology International. Mr. Balasubramaniam has represented KEI in various multilateral fora including the Marrakesh Diplomatic Conference to Conclude a Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works by Visually Impaired Persons and Persons… Continue Reading
Contacting James Love Work phone: +1.202.332.2670 | Mobile Phone +1.202.361.3040 | Email: james.love@keionline.org Twitter: @jamie_love Blue Sky: @jamielove@bsky.social Fediverse: @jameslove@hackyderm.io (Give my office a call or give me another nudge if you have difficulty getting a response. I am overwhelmed… Continue Reading
Below are a few links to pages that show our work in specific fields (note: this list is currently under construction and will be continually updated): Innovation and access to medical technologies Cancer Drugs Coronavirus/COVID-19 Orphan/Rare diseases A standalone page… Continue Reading
The original proposal for the Marrakesh treaty, including the 2008 report of the drafters, is here. web page for Marrakesh diplomatic conference Petitions NFB petition: The Petition Supporting WIPO Treaty for the Blind and Print Disabled https://nfb.org/civicrm/petition/sign?sid=2 ACB petition: Petition… Continue Reading
November 15, 2017. . Copyright: WIPO. Photo: Emmanuel Berrod. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 IGO License. After discussing the Broadcasters, cablecasters and webcasters treaty also called by some the “youtube” Treaty, the Committtee moved on… Continue Reading