Comments of Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) 2022 Special 301 Review: Docket (USTR-2021-0021) January 31, 2022 1. The public comment process should provide the public with the opportunity to respond to industry submissions. The Special 301 submissions are primarily from rights… Continue Reading
KEI is sending this letter to the Administration today, regarding measures we would like to see undertaken to make the humanitarian exceptions to sanctions work better. This is a neglected area of policy failure, although there is evidence that the Biden administration… Continue Reading
USTR-AmbTai-Bilateral-Plurilateal-agreements-3Dec2021 December 3, 2021 Ambassador Katherine Tai Office of the United States Trade Representative Washington, DC Dear Ambassador Tai, On November 18, 2021, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) provided comments to USTR on three issues that were important for any WTO… Continue Reading
On October 1, 2001, the World Trade Organization (WTO) issued a “Report of the Working Party on the Accession of China.” The 180 page document (WT/ACC/CHN/49) included a discussion of the views of “some members” of the WTO regarding the… Continue Reading
KEI sent this letter to USTR today regarding the TRIPS Waiver negotiations. Highlights what we think are the three most important issues. KEI-USTR-TRIPS-waiver-Priorities-18nov2021 November 18, 2021 Ambassador Katherine Tai Office of the United States Trade Representative Washington, DC Dear Ambassador… Continue Reading
October 15, 2021 James Love In the past few days, two documents have been leaked regarding the European Union (EU)’s positions at the World Trade Organization (WTO), in negotiations over which rules if any at the WTO should be waived… Continue Reading
On May 18th, the People’s Vaccine Alliance sent Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, a letter urgently requesting that vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics for COVID-19 be added to Schedule 1 of the Patent Act. Below is the text of the PVA… Continue Reading
KEI comment on the May 5, 2021 USTR statement to support negotiations on a waiver of TRIPS rules for COVID 19 vaccines. Attributed to James Love, KEI Director +1.202.361.3040, james.love@keionline.org KEI applauds the decision by President Biden and USTR Katherine… Continue Reading
(More on the USTR Special 301. link) Attached are links to several of the industry submissions for the 2021 USTR Special 301 list. The Docket: USTR-2020-0041 PhRMA 2021 Special 301 Review Comment, and Correction to Comment BIO 2021 Special 301… Continue Reading