On Wednesday, 4 December 2024, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered this statement on Article 6 – Administration of [rights/interests] at the 49th session of the World Intellectual Property Organization’s Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and… Continue Reading
KEI closing statement at INB 12 Geneva Friday, 15 November 2024 We welcome the decision to provide daily access to the negotiating texts, but more needs to be done on transparency. The excessive secrecy surrounding the WHO pandemic treaty is… Continue Reading
On Thursday, 14 November 2024, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following statement on Article 11 on the transfer of technology and know-how for the production of pandemic related health products. In several interventions and in talks with negotiators, KEI… Continue Reading
KEI talking points on Article 11 7 November 2024 The proposed New 1(j) footnote under Article 11 for INB12 is a complex way of saying that countries will make efforts to negotiate voluntary agreements on technology transfer, but if that… 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
On Thursday, 12 September 2024, non-State actors in official relations and relevant stakeholders were invited to join a “brief open session at the beginning of the day.” In advance of Thursday’s discussions on Article 13 (Supply chain and logistics) and… Continue Reading
On Monday afternoon, 9 September 2024, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered this statement on the complementarity and coherence between the amended International Health Regulations (2005), adopted by the Seventy‑seventh World Health Assembly, and the proposal for the WHO Pandemic Agreement… Continue Reading
On Monday afternoon, 9 September 2024, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered this statement on the legal architecture of the proposal for the WHO Pandemic Agreement. KEI has an open mind regarding the appropriate nature of the instrument or instruments for… Continue Reading