In January 2021, the World Health Organization’s Executive Board established a Working Group on Sustainable Financing with the following mandate: (a) to develop a high-level, systemic approach to identify the essential functions of WHO that should be funded in a… Continue Reading
On June 28, 2021, KEI sent a memorandum to Gayle E Smith (State), Eric Lander (OSTP), Loyce Pace (HHS) and Samantha Power (USAID), asking the U.S. government to clarify that its sanctions against Cuba do not extend to activities and… Continue Reading
On Wednesday, 30 June 2021, Knowledge Ecology International delivered the following statement on copyright in the digital environment at WIPO’s 41st session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights . SCCR 41 – KEI statement on copyright in… Continue Reading
On Tuesday, 29 June 2021, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following statement on copyright limitations and exceptions. SCCR 41 – KEI statement on limitations and exceptions Limitations and exceptions are important for individuals and society, particularly with regards to… Continue Reading
On Monday, 28 June 2021, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following statement on the proposed WIPO broadcasting treaty. SCCR 41 – KEI statement on broadcasting New measures to address signal theft are one thing. But granting durable post-fixation rights… Continue Reading
On Monday, 21 June 2021, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following oral statement to the Open Session of the 23rd Meeting of the WHO Expert Committee on the Selection and Use of Essential Medicines. The program for the open… Continue Reading
On June 8, 2021, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) submitted comments to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) concerning the “Prospective Grant of an Exclusive Patent License: Methods and Compositions for Adoptive Cell Therapy” (86 FR 27852). The inventions to be… Continue Reading
Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) submitted comments to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on June 8, 2021 regarding the “Prospective Grant of an Exclusive Patent License: P2Y14 Receptor Antagonists To Treat Kidney and Lung Inflammation” (86 FR 27858). The license… Continue Reading
(Update: The NIH provided a response on June 23, 2021.) On June 2, 2021, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) filed comments with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) regarding the “Prospective Grant of an Exclusive Patent License: Development, Commercialization, and Use… Continue Reading
On 12 May 2021, Antigua and Barbuda notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of their general intent to use the compulsory license system provided under article 31bis of the amended Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS). This… Continue Reading