UPDATE: On 4 July 2019, the Core Group will submit a “TABLING REV 1” version of their resolution on “Access to medicines and vaccines in the context of the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard… Continue Reading
At the 41st session (24 June 2019 – 12 July 2019) of the Human Rights Council, a bloc of countries known as the the Core Group (Brazil, China, Egypt, Indonesia, India, Senegal, South Africa and Thailand) have circulated a resolution… Continue Reading
On Monday, 24 June 2019, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered this opening statement at WIPO’s 30th Session of the Standing Committee on the Law of Patents (SCP). The Committee elected a new chair, Sarah Whitehead, United Kingdom of Great Britain… Continue Reading
On Monday, 20 May 2019, the Republic of Korea, Italy, Costa Rica, Greece, Indonesia, Italy, Mexico, Mongolia, Netherlands, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, Spain, and Vietnam convened an official side event at the 72nd session of the World Health… Continue Reading
On Friday, 24 May 2019, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) will convene an expert panel, “Assessing the implications of developments in cell and gene-based therapies (including CAR T and CRISPR): What role should WHO should play?” from 12h30 to 14h30 in… Continue Reading
In April 2019, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) published a new version (SCCR/38/10) of the WIPO Treaty for the Protection of Broadcasting Organizations. Currently, the proposed treaty anticipates the scope of application to include new beneficiaries such as on-demand… Continue Reading
116th Congress Senate S.102 – Prescription Drug Price Relief Act of 2019 S.366 – FLAT Prices Act S.378 – Stop Price Gouging Act S.474 – Stopping the Pharmaceutical Industry from Keeping drugs Expensive (SPIKE) Act of 2019 S.476 – Creating… Continue Reading
Selected cases where infringement exists, but a federal judge permits ongoing infringement. 2006. June 14: z4 Techs., Inc. v. Microsoft Corp., 434 F. Supp. 2d 437, 439 (E.D. Tex. 2006) Patents 6,044,471 and 6,785,825 disclose methods for limiting the unauthorized… Continue Reading
The Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights is winding down. The chair’s summary draft is still in works. However, here is the final recommendation regarding the broadcasting to the next WIPO General Assembly: “9. An agreement was reached on… Continue Reading
On Monday, 1 April 2019, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following oral statement to the Open Session of the 22nd Meeting of the WHO Expert Committee on the Selection and Use of Essential Medicines. The program for the open… Continue Reading