Update: On Tuesday, 11 March 2025, the WOrld Trade Organization published an addendum (IP/C/W/718/Add.1) which stated: “By means of a communication dated 10 March 2025, the delegation of Pakistan has requested to be added to the list of sponsors of… Continue Reading
On Monday, 3 March 2025, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following general statement at the 50th session of the WIPO Intergovernmental Committee on Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge, and Folklore. March 3, 2025 (109 words) It is the view of… Continue Reading
The USTR Special 301 Committee presented KEI with four questions in follow-up to our earlier comments. Below are the questions and KEI’s responses, also available as PDF: KEI-Responses-to-Hearing-Questions-2025-Special-301 KEI Responses to Hearing Questions – 2025 Special 301 Review (docket number… Continue Reading
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Annually, the Office of the United States Trade Representative spearheads the Special 301 review process, whose goal is to produce a report that names-and-shames countries that have committed perceived offenses against intellectual property rights. The USTR solicits written comments from… Continue Reading
The text as of February 21, 2025. Proposal_for_WHO_Pandemic_Agreement_E -Onscreen 21 February KEI’s morning intervention: KEI thanks the WHO for approving a 1pm side event, in room W1, where several NGOs will provide reflections on this negotiation. On a different note,… Continue Reading
UPDATE: The recording of our event can be found here: https://who.zoom.us/rec/share/qKUhDERJ0P9vPK7hhStiC8F7_f7NGdGzTHvDrQH-k70b1F6YmcI44DyScjKUcCAm.XmGTf364amd6Sw7n Title: Reflections on the Pandemic Accord Negotiations Date: Friday, 21 February 2025 Time: 13:00 CET Location: Room W1, World Health Organization The session will be informal. Among the speakers… Continue Reading
Some notes on the informal negotiations on the footnote in Article 11 on the nature of the provisions for transfer of technology in the agreement. Mutually Agreed Process (MAP) With regard to the informal negotiations over the footnote to Article… Continue Reading
These are notes from KEI’s February 18 morning intervention: Regarding the footnote to Article 11, on technology transfer, there has been a long standing dispute over the use of words or phrases like voluntary, mutually agreed terms, in the context… Continue Reading
Some notes on day 1 of the WHO INB 13 negotiations a pandemic agreement. The Feb 6, 2025 version of the negotiating text is here: 6Feb2025-INB-text This is note from KEI’s morning intervention on the footnote in Article 11 on… Continue Reading