The panel in a WTO dispute regarding Australia and plain packaging of tobacco products reached the conclusion that 2001 Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health has the status of an agreement that has modified the interpretation of… Continue Reading
On September 18, 2018, negotiations closed on what may be the final draft of the “Political Declaration of the third high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases.” The Declaration addresses the measures UN… Continue Reading
Cases where a federal court in the United States determine there is infringement, but denies a permanent injunction. Revised, March 21, 2019 (All of the cases except for Cardiaq Valve Technologies involve patent infringement. The Cardiaq Value case involve trade… Continue Reading
On August 20, 2018, KEI filed comments in response to the US Federal Trade Commission’s hearings and public comment process to address, “Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century.” The goal of the process is to examine, “whether broad-based… Continue Reading
On 12 June 2018 and 14 June 2018, the World Trade Organization (WTO) conducted a Trade Policy Review of Colombia. All members of the WTO are subject to review under the Trade Policy Review Mechanism (TPRM). The TPRM takes place… Continue Reading
USTR has provided some details of the new trade agreement with Mexico, here. As usual, the agreement seems to favor drug companies and holders of copyrights, although few of the details are known. Among the specifics revealed are a proposed… Continue Reading
On July 18, 2018, the U.S. House Energy and Commerce committee gave its approval to HR 6378, the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act, known as PAHPA. During the mark up, Reps. John Shimkus (R-IL) and Tony Cárdenas (D-CA) proposed attaching… Continue Reading
On 11 July 2018, Knowledge Ecology International delivered the following statement on patents and health at the 28th session of WIPO’s Standing Committee on the Law of Patents (SCP). Statement of Knowledge Ecology International Agenda item 7 – Patents and… Continue Reading
On Monday, 9 July 2018, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) made the following statement on exceptions and limitations to patent rights. KEI made the following proposal: In terms of future work on this item on exceptions and limitations to patent rights,… Continue Reading
In May 2017, the 70th World Health Assembly passed a cancer resolution (WHA70.12, Cancer prevention and control in the context of an integrated approach). At the time KEI provided the following commentary on the cancer resolution: On Tuesday, May 30,… Continue Reading