KEI page on the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Trade Policy Reviews All members of the WTO are subject to review under the Trade Policy Review Mechanism (TPRM). The TPRM takes place in the “Trade Policy Review Body which is actually… Continue Reading
Read first: Statutory authority for compulsory licenses on patents in the United States KEI Workshop: Feb 24, 2017 – U.S. History, Experiences, and Prospects of Compulsory Licensing of Medical Patents. There is a Video of the event here here. Non-voluntary… Continue Reading
The October 2017 meeting of the WTO TRIPS Council witnessed heated discussions on compulsory licensing within the context of IP and the Public Interest. As reported earlier by Knowledge Ecology International, on 31 May 2017, Brazil, China, Fiji, India, and… Continue Reading
2000 SPECIAL 301 REPORT United States Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky today announced the results of the 2000 “Special 301” annual review which examined in detail the adequacy and effectiveness of intellectual property protection in over 70 countries. Ambassador Barshefsky also… Continue Reading
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE Executive Office of the President Washington, D.C. 20508 For Immediate Release April 30, 1999 Contact: Jay Ziegler, Helaine Klasky, Amy Stilwell, (202) 395-3230 USTR ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF SPECIAL 301 ANNUAL REVIEW United States… Continue Reading
Public and Private Sector Funded Research for Fabry’s Disease KEI Research Note 2010:2 23 July 2010 Introduction Fabry’s disease is a rare genetic multisystemic disorder associated with progressive lipid accumulation and cell damage, leading to a variety of aliments, including… Continue Reading
https://www.keionline.org/?s=injunction Selected U.S. Patent Injunction Cases 2017. Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation v. APPLE, INC., Dist. Court, WD Wisconsin 2017 At the end of the day, the court concludes that WARF has not met its burden of demonstrating irreparable harm, and… Continue Reading
Databases Delinkage Enforcement and Remedies to Infringement Events General Access to Knowledge Issues Government Funded Inventions Hepatitis Nuclear Proliferation Patent Policy Prizes to stimulate innovation Publications and Research Notes Timelines WTO LDC patent waiver Transparency Judge rejects USTR claim that… Continue Reading
Posted August 27, 2011 These are some tools for searching the US Department of State cables released by Wikileaks. A Wikileaks page on the cables is available here: http://wlcentral.org/cablegate KEI recommends this site for searching the cables by key words:… Continue Reading
Kazakhstan Time-Line 1989- 2000 1949 The Soviet Union conducts a successful atomic test in Kazakhstan, and the nuclear arms race between the Soviet Union and the U.S. begins. 1949. The Ulba Metallurgy Plant is established, and is referred to ask… Continue Reading