KEI2HHS19Sep2024 September 19, 2024 Emily Bleimund, JD, MA Director, Office of Trade and Health U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Steven T. Smith National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Representative, Geneva, Switzerland Dear Emily and Steven, I… Continue Reading
The PDF version of the letter has all tables and footnotes: KEI-NIH-28Aug2028 August 28, 2024 Abby Rives, JD Division Director Technology Transfer and Innovation Policy National Institutes for Health Vladimir Knezevic, MD Senior Advisor for Commercial Evaluation Technology Advancement Office… Continue Reading
On 14 May 2024, the Pharmaceutical Accountability Foundation (PAF) had their first hearing in their case against Abbvie at the Amsterdam District Court. The case concerns Abbvie’s pricing practices for its blockbuster drug Humira (adalimumab), one of the world’s best-selling… Continue Reading
On Tuesday, 28 May 2024, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered this constituency statement on behalf of KEI, Health Action International, Oxfam, World Blind Union, and the World Council of Churches on the following topic: Intergovernmental Negotiating Body to draft and… Continue Reading
Comments by Knowledge Ecology International, Regarding: Request for Comments: Unlocking the Full Potential of Intellectual Property by Translating More Innovation to the Marketplace, Notice by the Patent and Trademark Office on 03/15/2024, Document Citation: 89 FR 18907, Agency/Docket Number: Docket… Continue Reading
In advance of the 77th World Health Assembly (27 May 2024 to 1 June 2024), the World Health Organization (WHO) published a document (A77/INF./2)on 9 May 2024 entitled, “Voluntary contributions by fund and by contributor, 2023.” Total voluntary contributions to… Continue Reading
National policies and practices as regards the granting of and exceptions to patents, copyrights, and other types of intellectual property are often influenced by pressure from other countries. The United States is the most important source of pressure on intellectual… Continue Reading
Revised May 6, 2024 Against the backdrop of the tortuous negotiations among WHO Member States on technology transfer and know-how at the last mile of the pandemic agreement talks, on Wednesday, 1 May 2024, Switzerland offered a surprise amendment in… Continue Reading
This was sent via email today. Jamie ————— May 1, 2024 Anne Yu Director for Global Pandemic Preparedness Development, Global Health and Humanitarian Response, National Security Council Staff, Executive Office of the President Dear Anne Yu, I’m guessing you are… Continue Reading
This is an annex to the document: KEI comments on six references to “mutually agreed terms” in the WHO pandemic agreement negotiating text: A/INB/9/3 Rev.1, 22 April 2024, which is available as a PDF here: KEI.MutuallyAgreedTerms.A_INB_9_3Rev1.22April2024draft Annex on Investor-State Dispute… Continue Reading