Save the Date – 17 October 2023 – US Government FAR 52.227-1 authorization for non-voluntary use of patents (in-person only)

Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) invites WIPO delegates attending the 35th session of the Standing Committee on the Law of Patents (SCP) to a side event on Tuesday, 17 October 2023. James Love’s slides can be found here: https://www.keionline.org/wp-content/uploads/52.227-1-wipo-17oct2023.pdf Title: US… Continue Reading

Delinkage embedded in the three UN Political Declarations on PPPR, tuberculosis, and universal health coverage

On 1 September 2023, Csaba Kőrösi, President of the 77th United Nations General Assembly, circulated three draft texts of political declarations related to the following processes: High-level meeting on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response(resolution77/275) High-level meeting on universal health coverage… Continue Reading

Chile (on behalf of 62 countries) asks for a more transparent, inclusive process for civil society engagement in WHO negotiations of a pandemic treaty

On Monday, 17 July 2023, Chile, on behalf of a group of 62 WHO member states called for a more transparent, inclusive process for civil society engagement in the WHO negotiations of a pandemic treaty at the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body… Continue Reading

WHA 76: KEI statement on The World Together: Establishment of an intergovernmental negotiating body to strengthen pandemic prevention, preparedness and response (decision SSA2(5) (2021))

On Friday, 26 May 2023, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following statement on WHO negotiations on a pandemic treaty. KEI makes 3 points on the INB negotiations. First, There needs to be less secrecy of the INB negotiations on… Continue Reading