On September 3, 2019, KEI submitted a request to the NIH that it investigate an apparent failure to disclose federal funding in patents in adeno-associated viral (AAV) gene therapies. A failure to disclose federal funding is a violation of the… Continue Reading
EU-Mercosur-IP-Chapter We will add more extensive notes next week. But a few items are worth noting,including, to start, the Principals. Article X.4 Principles 1. Each Party recognises that the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights can and must be… Continue Reading
On September 12, 2019, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI), Union for Affordable Cancer Treatment (UACT), Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM), Social Security Works (SSW), and Clare Love filed an appeal with the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The signatories appealed… Continue Reading
KEI-Sen-Coons-injunctions-strongpatentsact-11Sept2019 September 11, 2019 The Honorable Senator Christopher Coons 218 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator Coons: Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) is a public interest group based in Washington, DC. KEI focuses on policies relating to the… Continue Reading
Through a Freedom of Information Act request, KEI has obtained records relating to US Trade Representative Ambassador Robert Lighthizer’s attendance at the 2018 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. While many of the records were related to scheduling and re-scheduling… Continue Reading
This is the 6 page draft summary of HR 3 that was reported last evening, as a draft of the Pelosi proposal on drug pricing. HR3-Drug-Pricing-9Sep2019 The bill implements price controls, on some drugs through a negotiation that has a… Continue Reading
As part of the work program of the Standing Committee on the Law of Patents (SCP), the secretariat of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has been mandated to prepare a 40-50 page review of “existing research on patents and… Continue Reading
Re: Clinical trial cost request, June 2019 In June 2019, KEI reached out to Dr. Jerry Mendell in an effort to obtain information on clinical trial costs. June 19, 2019 Email from Laurel Boman at KEI to Dr. Jerry Mendell… Continue Reading
(UPDATE: The NIH provided responses to our comments on August 14, 2019: 84 FR 33272 Response and 84 FR 33270 Response) On Monday July 29, 2019, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) submitted joint comments to the NIH on behalf of KEI,… Continue Reading
This is a copy of the “We PAID Act” by Senators Chris van Hollen (D-MD) and Rick Scott (R-FL). The We PAID Act The 31 page bill creates a new non-profit organization to determine reasonable prices for drugs that use… Continue Reading