USTR Announces Support for Extending TRIPS Waiver Expansion Discussions and...
Key Points - On December 6, days before a deadline for WTO members to decide whether to expand the TRIPS waiver for COVID-19 vaccines to cover COVID-19 diagnostics and therapeutics as well, the Office...
View ArticleOECD Launches Public Consultation on Updates to its Guidelines for...
Key Points - On January 13, 2023, the OECD launched a public consultation process to gather comments from stakeholders regarding potential changes to its Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises....
View ArticleUSITC Sets Out Process of Its Investigation into TRIPS Waiver Expansion
On February 1, the USITC formally announced the opening of its investigation into the merits of expanding the TRIPS Waiver to diagnostics and treatments. The investigation was initially requested by...
View ArticleA Potential ‘Once-in-a-Lifetime’ Treaty: The Pandemic Prevention,...
Key Points - The anticipated zero draft of the WHO’s Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response Accord was released on February 1. This process will intertwine heavily with the renegotiations of...
View ArticleUK Opens Consultation on Policy Responses to Carbon Leakage
On 30 March 2023, the United Kingdom Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNEZ) and the UK Treasury opened a public consultation on policies to reduce carbon leakage risk and support...
View ArticleThe EU IP Harmonization Package to Include EU-wide compulsory License
Key Points - The EU aims to harmonize patent protection rules and flexibilities with a layer on top of national rules. This is in line with long-term efforts by the EU institutions to harmonize patent...
View ArticleTech Transfer in the WTO—What’s in It for Africa? And for the Rest of the World?
The “African Group” in the World Trade Organization (WTO) is pushing for discussions—and potentially renegotiation of international trading rules—on how developing countries do and can acquire...
View ArticleAkin Intelligence - September 2023
Welcome to the September edition of Akin Intelligence. As the U.S. Congress reconvenes after the August recess, we continue to see bipartisan interest in artificial intelligence (AI) regulation. In the...
View ArticleAkin Intelligence - October 2023
Welcome to the October edition of Akin Intelligence. We continue to see bipartisan and international interest in artificial intelligence (AI) regulation. In the executive branch, agencies are working...
View ArticleUS Seeks Comments on Text for WIPO Genetic Resources Treaty
Summary - Last year the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), under a threat of a vote, accelerated negotiations on an international legal instrument related to intellectual property (IP)...
View ArticleAkin Intelligence - November 2023
Welcome to the November edition of Akin Intelligence. Looking back, October 2023 may be remembered as the month when the U.S. government tried to assume the mantle of global leadership on responsible...
View ArticleGeneva Insights - December-January 2023
Welcome to the December - January Edition of the Geneva Insights Newsletter. Economic experts evaluate e-commerce standards, while international trade takes center stage with the upcoming World Trade...
View ArticleWTO Dispute Settlement–What to Expect in 2024
The year 2024 holds the potential for significant developments in the World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement mechanism. With the upcoming 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) in February,...
View ArticleAkin Intelligence - January 2024
Welcome to the January edition of Akin Intelligence. Artificial Intelligence (AI) remains a key area for state and federal legislators in the new year. State executives and legislators continue to...
View ArticleGeneva Insights - February 2024
International Geneva – A global governance ecosystem of over 40 international organizations, 178 country representations and 700+ non-governmental organizations....By:
View ArticleFluoropolymer Focus
As federal and state governments race to regulate a class of chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), their broad efforts sweep in thousands of individual chemicals—from those for...
View ArticleGeneva Insights - April 2024
The World Trade Organization (WTO) Committee of Participants on the Expansion of Trade in Information Technology Products (ITA Committee) meets on April 11. The committee holds regular meetings twice a...
View ArticleAkin Intelligence - March 2024
Welcome to the March edition of Akin Intelligence. This month, the EU AI Act was approved by the European Parliament, moving one step closer to becoming the first major AI law. In the U.S., the DOJ...
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