KEI filing in ITC investigation 332–596, on COVID–19 Diagnostics and Therapeutics:, 20 March 2023
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KEI Comments to the NIH on Prospective Exclusive License to BrickBio Treatment for Solid Tumors
On March 20, 2023, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) submitted comments to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) regarding the “Prospective Grant of an Exclusive Patent License: The Development of a CD276 Antibody-Drug Conjugate (ADC) for the Treatment of Solid Tumors”… Continue Reading
SCCR 43: KEI statement on Copyright in the Digital Environment (with respect to recorded and streamed music)
On Friday, 17 March 2023, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following intervention on recorded and streamed music at the 43rd session of WIPO’s Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR). KEI will direct its comments to the topic… Continue Reading
SCCR 43: KEI statement on future work
On Thursday, 16 March 2023, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following statement on the future work of WIPO’s Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR). KEI encourages the SCCR to include in its future work, the topics of… Continue Reading
Technology transfer obligations in legislation proposed in the United States (in the 117th Congress)
I’m in a two day meeting in Geneva on new approaches to affordable monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), and it made me think of a provision found in some bills that have been proposed or introduced in the U.S. Congress to force… Continue Reading
Save the Date – 14 March 2023 – What is the role of model laws in norm setting for intellectual property?
What is the role of model laws in norm setting for intellectual property? DATE: Tuesday, 14 March 2023 TIME: 18:00 to 20:00 VENUE: Room B CONVENER: Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) cordially invites you to attend our… Continue Reading
Response to Questions to KEI from Trade Policy Staff Committee in Docket No. USTR-2022-0016, Special 301
In 2023, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) has elected to continue conducting its Special 301 Review process virtually, with no in-person hearing, as in the years prior to 2020. In this virtual process, after stakeholders have submitted… Continue Reading
The Trouble with the WIPO Broadcast Treaty
KEI has shared this analysis of the WIPO negotiations on a broadcasting treaty with negotiators. WIPO-Broadcast-Treaty-Analysis-28Feb2023 Brief update 1: The WIPO negotiations on a broadcasting treaty began in 1997. This week, the broadcasters hope to finally get an SCCR node… Continue Reading
INB4: KEI general comment on the Zero Draft
On 28 February 2023, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following statement on the zero draft prepared by the Bureau of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body to draft and negotiate a WHO convention, agreement or other international instrument on pandemic prevention,… Continue Reading
US government files statement of Interest in Arbutus v Moderna case, testing scope of 28 USC 1498(a) government use of patents for acquisition and distribution of COVID 19 vaccines
On February 14, 2023, USDOJ filed a Statement of Interest of the United States, in the patent dispute between Arbutus Biopharma, Genevant Sciences, and Moderna. A copy of the filing is here: arbutus.moderna.USG.statementofinterest This is an important, and while not… Continue Reading