NOTE: KEI also submitted a 16-page in depth written submission to this investigation on March 20, 2023. The US International Trade Commission (ITC) will hold a hearing on March 29-30, 2023 on COVID–19 Diagnostics and Therapeutics: Supply, Demand, and TRIPS… Continue Reading
Today the government of Bolivia and Biolyse, a company based in Canada, signed an agreement to acquire COVID-19 vaccines manufactured by the company, if Canada grants them a compulsory license. Biolyse is a manufacturer of cancer drugs with the potential… Continue Reading
On June 9, 2020, the World Trade Organization (WTO) Appellate Body circulated its reports relating to the Australia – Tobacco Plain Packaging cases. The reports issued the decision regarding the appeals brought by Honduras and the Dominican Republic against the… Continue Reading
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
February 16, 2005 109th Congress, 1st Session Issue: Vol. 151, No. 17 — Daily Edition [Pages S1498-S1499] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] THE DOHA DECLARATION AND THE TRADE PROMOTION AUTHORITY ACT OF 2002 Mr.… Continue Reading
Original page: http://www.cptech.org/ip/wto/p6/cptech08302003.html CPTech Statement on WTO Deal on Exports of Medicines August 30, 2003 “Today’s decision on the implementation of paragraph 6 of the Doha Declaration on TRIPS and Public Health puts the WTO into unchartered waters. The WTO… Continue Reading
Original page: http://www.cptech.org/ip/wto/p6/zoellick02102003.doc RECEIVED 24 FEB 2003 Executive Office of the President The United States Trade Representative Washington, DC 20508 February 10, 2003 Mr. James Love Co-Chair TACD IP-workinggroup TACD Secretariat 24 Highbury Crescent UK-London N5 1RXDear Mr. Love, Thank… Continue Reading
Original page: http://www.cptech.org/ip/wto/p6/lamy12172002.doc Pascal Lamy Rue de la Loi,… Continue Reading
Original: Page 1 – http://www.cptech.org/ip/health/eu/lamy2tacd20mar2002-p1.jpg Page 2 – http://www.cptech.org/ip/health/eu/lamy2tacd20mar2002-p2.jpg Note by James Love on April 1, 2002 via IP-Health email list regarding the letter below (archived link of the note here): This these are scans of Pascal Lamy’s March 20… Continue Reading