On Tuesday June 4, 2024, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) submitted comments to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) regarding “Prospective Grant of an Exclusive Patent License: T Cell Receptor Fusion Proteins for the Treatment of Cancer” (89 FR 43859) to… Continue Reading
In a notice to the federal register, the NIH is announcing a new policy to address issues of access and equity in the licensing of NIH patented inventions. (The Federal Register notice is here. Secretary Becerra announcement is here). The… Continue Reading
On May 15, 2024, Knowledge Ecology International published an article on “Sanctions for Non Disclosure, as Set Out in Article 6 of the WIPO Basic Proposal on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge, Should Include Possible Revocation of a… Continue Reading
On April 8, 2024, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) submitted comments to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) regarding the prospective grant of an exclusive license to Poolbeg Pharma Limited, a UK-based company. The license concerns, “Adoptive T Cell Therapy Products… Continue Reading
Today Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) submitted comments to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) regarding the “Prospective Grant of an Exclusive Patent License: Vaccine Augmented Adoptive Cell Therapy for the Treatment of Cancer” (89 FR 8438). The wordwide, exclusive license… Continue Reading
Updates: Senator Sanders Sends Letter to HHS Inspector General Urging Investigation of Exclusive Patent License for NIH-funded Cancer Therapy, Press Release. October 23, 2023. David Dayen, “Sanders Seeks Investigation of NIH Licensing Practices: The senator wants the inspector general to… Continue Reading
On October 2, 2023, Knowledge Ecology International submitted written comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in conjunction with the Medicare Price Negotiation public consultation process. CMS is hosting a series of patient-focused listening sessions this fall,… Continue Reading
As a part of the workshop hosted by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on July 31, 2023 on the topic of, “Transforming Discoveries Into Products: Maximizing NIH’s Levers to Catalyze Technology Transfer,” the NIH solicited public comments. In addition… Continue Reading
KEI recently submitted comments to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) regarding its drastic cuts in the length of public comment periods for proposed exclusive licenses. In our comments, KEI discussed reasons that a longer comment period is important for… Continue Reading
The National Institute of Health (NIH) recently held an all-day workshop titled, “Transforming Discoveries Into Products: Maximizing NIH’s Levers to Catalyze Technology Transfer.” KEI Director James Love participated in the July 31st workshop, speaking on the panel on “How NIH… Continue Reading