(UPDATE: The NIH provided a response to our comments on March 11, 2019) On February 22, 2019, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI), Public Citizen, Social Security Works (SSW) and the Union for Affordable Cancer Treatment (UACT) jointly submitted comments to the… Continue Reading
On 8 February 2019, the World Trade Organization (WTO) published a submission (IP/C/W/652) by Australia; Canada; Chile; The European Union; Hong Kong, China; Japan; the Republic of Korea; Singapore; Switzerland; Chinese Taipei; and the United States to the TRIPS Council… Continue Reading
On 18 December 2018, the World Health Organization (WHO) published a “Technical report on Pricing of cancer medicines and its impacts” (hereinafter referred to as the “WHO Cancer Report”). The mandate for the WHO Cancer Report emanates from operative paragraph… Continue Reading
Organizations Flyers Rights, the largest airline passenger non-profit organization, with over 60,000 members, that has intensively worked on the issue of legroom – including petitioning before the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). News Articles 2018. September 14. Kendall Creighton. A La Plane. FlyersRight 2018.… Continue Reading
DATE: December 10, 2018 Intent to Testify and Testimony Summary/Comments on Negotiating Objectives for a U.S.-European Union Trade Agreement (USEUTA) Luis Gil Abinader. Knowledge Ecology International 1621 Connecticut Avenue, Northwest, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20009. Phone number +1.202.332.2670. Federal Register… Continue Reading
Below you will find the daily calendars of US Trade Representative Michael Froman from 2013 to 2016. These schedules were obtained by KEI via FOIA request to USTR. 2013 Calendar USTR Michael Froman 2014 Calendar USTR Michael Froman 2015 Calendar… Continue Reading
The following PDF file includes several email exchanges between Pfizer and USTR regarding Colombia’s accession to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Pfizer proposed several conditions it wanted Colombia to agree to before the US would withdraw objections… Continue Reading
On 9 November 2018, Brazil delivered the following statement on IP and competition policy at the WTO TRIPS Council under agenda item 13 on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest: Promoting Public Health Through Competition Law and Policy (an item… Continue Reading
KEI has filed a pre-hearing statement for the International Trade Commission, “On the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement: Likely Impact on the U.S. Economy and on Specific Industry Sectors Investigation (No.TPA-105-003)” KEI-Pre-hearing-statement-ITC-USMCA-30Oct2018 The submission covers the following topoics: Patentable subject matter for… Continue Reading
UPDATE: In November 2018, South Africa notified the WTO Secretariat that Brazil and India requested to co-sponsor this submission on Promoting Public Health Through Competition Law and Policy. On 29 October 2018, the World Trade Organization (WTO) published a submission… Continue Reading