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Compulsory licensing of patents under United States Energy Storage Competitiveness Act of 2007
The following are excerpts from 42 USC 17231, enacted as part of the United States Energy Storage Competitiveness Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110–140, DEC. 19, 2007) as part of a larger program of federal subsidies in the field of energy, the Congress has created a system of compulsory licenses of patents, designed specifically to:
Marcy Kaptur’s bill to create a compulsory license for patented seeds: the Seed Availability and Competition Act of 2009
Marcy Kaptur is a Democratic member of Congress from Ohio. In 2009 she introduced HR 3299, the Seed Availability and Competition Act of 2009. Continue Reading
The NIH patent license agreement with the UNITAID supported Medicines Patent Pool for patents on darunavir
Mexican Government (nonresponsive) responses to KEI’s concerns about ACTA
KEI has received a letter dated September 28, 2010, from Lic. Alfredo Rendón Algara – Director General Adjunto de Propiedad Industrial of Mexico (IMPI). The letter from the Mexican government is in response to KEI’s earlier letter to C. Felipe Calderón Hinojosa, Presidente Constitucional de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos, regarding the position of the Mexican government in the ACTA negotiations. Continue Reading
Timeline of privileges regarding the commercialization and use of knowledge. Part 1: before 1980
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This is work in progress, and is part of a larger project on timelines. This particular timeline is unfinished, and may contain errors.
Timeline of privileged regarding the commercialization and use of knowledge
US Statement to 48th WIPO General Assemblies on IGC on genetic resources, traditional knowledge and folklore
On Friday, 24 September 2010, the United States delivered the following intervention on agenda item 28(i) on the Information Reports on the Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore.
USPTO to offer new incentives to license patents for humanitarian uses, based upon FDA priority review voucher
The USPTO has a federal register notice out asking for public comment on a welcome new initiative, modeled after the FDA priority review voucher, to create incentives to license patents for humanitarian uses. The initiative is set out here: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-23395.pdf.
Timelines
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High Level Timelines of privileges regarding the commercialization and use of knowledge
- Timeline of privileges regarding the commercialization and use of knowledge: Part 1: before 1980
Timeline of privileges regarding the commercialization and use of knowledge. Part 3: 2000 and after
Draft
This is work in progress, and is part of a larger project on timelines. This particular timeline is unfinished, and may contain errors.