It is the view of KEI that separate instruments for traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions are more manageable, as the issues raised are significantly different, as are the nature of the rights and/or measures. And even then, narrower instruments… Continue Reading →
Comments on SCCR/48/3 March 18, 2026 WIPO Broadcast Treaty Text KEI Briefing Note: 2026:4 May 8, 2026 KEI-BN-2026-4
KEI Briefing Note 2026-2: Including language on traditional knowledge in the PABS Annex introduces unrelated and complex issues that lack consensus or clear implementation standards. March 27, 2026 James Love KEI-BN-2026-2
Selected Documents Prepared by the WIPO Secretariat for the Intergovernmental Committee (IGC) on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore IGC1 (April 2001) to IGC51 (June 2025) KEI Briefing Note: 2025:2 Arianna Schouten October 28, 2025 KEI-BN-2025-2
Selected Documents submitted by Member States and Observers at the WIPO Intergovernmental Committee (IGC) on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore IGC1 to IGC51 KEI Briefing Note 2025:1 Thiru Balasubramaniam October 28, 2025 KEI-BN-2025-1
Knowledge Ecology International sent a January 13, 2025 letter to the delegates of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) opposing the convening of a diplomatic Conference for a WIPO Treaty for the… Continue Reading →
Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) has sent a letter to Katherine Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) concerning an issue in Article 3 of the the World Intellectual Property… Continue Reading →
On Wednesday morning, 16 October 2024, Brazil delivered the following intervention on patents and health at the 36th session of the WIPO Standing Committee on the Law of Patents (SCP) — Brazil’s intervention for the SCP Session on Patent Flexibilities… Continue Reading →
On Wednesday afternoon, 16 October 2024, Brazil delivered the following statement on transfer of technology at the 36th session of the WIPO Standing Committee on the Law of Patents (SCP). Intervention by the Delegate of Brazil at the World Intellectual… Continue Reading →
Title: Best and worst practices for limitations and exceptions to patent rights Date: Thursday, 17 October 2024 Time: 13:30 CEST to 15:00 CEST Location: Room B, WIPO Registration link: https://wipo-int.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5Mtf-6vqz0jGdWIE2AObIjgN86Xuy4yqaKi Conveners: Innovarte and Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) On the margins… Continue Reading →