James LoveThe WTO will conclude negotiations over TRIPS and COVID 19 without extending the June 17, 2022…The World Trade Organization (WTO) will soon be announcing that it will conclude negotiations over TRIPS Agreement exceptions for COVID-19…3 min read·Jan 30, 2024----
James LoveThe Quad WTO proposal on COVID 19 and TRIPS proposal is tied for the 5th best option for exportsAs discussed elsewhere, recently leaked proposal by the United States, the European Union, India and South Africa (the Quad) to resolve WTO…6 min read·Mar 20, 2022----
James LoveThe proposed WTO agreement on intellectual property and COVID 19 vaccines should not require that…The recent proposal by the European Union, the United States of America, India and the Republic of South Africa (the QUAD) to resolve the…3 min read·Mar 17, 2022----
James LoveThe Bayh-Dole Act definition of “practical application”(revised March 3, 2022)16 min read·Feb 25, 2022--1--1
James LoveTRIPS waiver, circa (Feb 7) 2022On October 2, 2020, India and South Africa tabled IP/C/W/669 before the World Trade Organization (WTO) Council for Trade-Related Aspects of…6 min read·Feb 7, 2022----
James LoveRichard StallmanRichard Stallman has played an enormously important role in shaping the world of software and computing, one that should be more widely…9 min read·Jan 1, 2022--1--1
James LoveDesktop LinuxI work in a few different locations these days, and each has at least one home-built computer that runs Linux for my primary work station…5 min read·Dec 29, 2021----
James LoveCOVID and U.S. sanctionsOn December 8, 2021, KEI wrote a letter to the Biden Administration, asking for measures to better clarify and simplify its sanctions…·2 min read·Dec 23, 2021----
James LoveMy last interview with Heesob NamIn April 2021, I began an interview with Heesob Nam, a very important actor in efforts to expand access to medical technologies. Heesob…·3 min read·May 10, 2021----
James LoveBuying Know-How to Scale Vaccine ManufacturingThe development of a number of COVID 19 vaccines has been an impressive achievement, one that can be attributed to a genuine sense that…·6 min read·Mar 20, 2021----