It is the view of KEI that separate instruments for traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions are more manageable, as the issues raised are significantly different, as are the nature of the rights and/or measures. And even then, narrower instruments… Continue Reading
On Monday, 14 September 2026, KEI delivered the following intervention at the opening of IGWG 8.
KEI Briefing Note 2026:6James LoveKnowledge Ecology International (KEI)Sept 8, 2026 KEI has prepared a briefing note for negotiators at IGWG 8, beginning September 14, 2026. Summary Point 1: Relying on a link between access to PABS materials and data and… Continue Reading
KEI has published a briefing note titled “Proposals for Reforms: Pricing, innovation and access to biomedical products,,” available as KEI Briefing Note: 2026:5. The document is 41 pages long. The text below is from the introduction: The United States has… Continue Reading
On Tuesday, 14 July 2026, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following statement on agenda item, 11(v), Report from the Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore. KEI would like to thank Mr. Edward Kwakwa… Continue Reading
On Tuesday, 14 July 2026, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following statement on agenda item, 11(iv), Report from the Committee on Development and Intellectual Property (CDIP) and Review of the Implementation of the Development Agenda Recommendations. For development, measures… Continue Reading
On Friday morning, 10 July 2026, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following statement on agenda item 11(i), Report from the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR). KEI would like to thank Madam Sylvie Forbin for her service… Continue Reading
I’m in Geneva this week and next, and Brussels on Monday. The WIPO General Assembly meets this week. A two-week WHO negotiation on an Annex to the Pandemic Agreement on Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) system is also taking… Continue Reading
On Wednesday afternoon, 8 July 2026, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following general statement on model laws at the Sixty-Eighth Series of Meetings of the Assemblies of the Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). KEI looks… Continue Reading
6 July 2026 Geneva Today, the WHO began another round of negotiations on the pandemic agreement. For some time, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) has taken the position that equity provisions should not be linked to access to PABS materials or… Continue Reading