Negotiations
WTO TRIPS Council (February 2018): South Africa’s statement on the regulatory review exception
On Tuesday, 27 February 2018, the representative of the Republic of South Africa delivered the following statement at the World Trade Organization’s TRIPS Council; South Africa delivered this statement under the agenda item on IP and the Public Interest: Regulatory… Continue Reading
SCP 25
December 12 to December 15, 2016 WIPO’s Page on the Meeting SCP 25: Opening statement of Knowledge Ecology International SCP25: Statement of Asia Pacific Group on Patents and Health SCP25: South Africa’s Experience Related to the Topic of Access to… Continue Reading
SCP 27
December 11 to December 15, 2017 WIPO’s Page for the Meeting SCP27: WIPO patent committee agrees to future work on patent oppositions, exceptions and limitations, and patents and health SCP27: South Africa urges WIPO to invite UNHLP Co-Chairs to present… Continue Reading
October 2017: Dueling narratives on compulsory licensing emerge from the WTO TRIPS Council
The October 2017 meeting of the WTO TRIPS Council witnessed heated discussions on compulsory licensing within the context of IP and the Public Interest. As reported earlier by Knowledge Ecology International, on 31 May 2017, Brazil, China, Fiji, India, and… Continue Reading
Timeline of WIPO negotiations on a Treaty for the Protection of Broadcasting Organizations
Other KEI timelines. KEI web page on WIPO broadcasting treaty negotiation. 1961 Concluded at Rome on 26 October 1961 in Rome, Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations 1997 28-30 April 1997, World Symposium… Continue Reading
WIPO General Assembly (GA)
SCP 26
July 3 to July 6, 2017 WIPO’s Page for the Meeting SCP26 – Agreement reached on future work reached at WIPO Standing Committee on the Law of Patents (6 July 2017) WIPO SCP 26 KEI Side Event: Running royalties as… Continue Reading
WIPO Standing Committee on the Law of Patents (SCP)
WIPO Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore
2004 CPTech at WIPO on Proposals for Propection of Traditional Knowledge CPTech Summary of Proceedings at WIPO IGC (November 2004) 2009 WIPO stalemate: No agreement reached on genetic resources, traditional knowledge and folklore 2009: WIPO General Assembly renews mandate of… Continue Reading