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Updates

• Science, Intellectual Property, and Legislation in the 110th Congress
• British Scientists "Invent Around" Protections on Patented Drug
• Heightened Activity on Greater Open Access to Scientific Research for Disadvantaged Nations
• Thailand Pursues Compulsory License for Anti-AIDS Drug
• "Philadelphia Consensus Statement" Calls upon WHO, Academia, to Bolster Poor Nations' Benefits from Health Research
• UN, Yale University, and Publishers Take Lead in Fostering Developing Nations' Access to Environmental Research
• China Releases Scientific Data Sharing Plan
• Agency E-mails Reveal Significant Reduction in EPA Staff Access to Online Journals
• USPTO to Re-examine Basis for Three Patents on Human Embryonic Stem Cells
• China to Develop Infrastructure for Sharing Scientific Data
• Pharmaceutical Company Refuses to Market Drug Over Price Disagreement
• Iraqi Virtual Science Library Launched on May 3
• Elsevier to Provide Online English-language Access to Chinese Journals
• Patent Status as a Factor in Drug Pricing?
• Royal Society Releases Position Statement on Open Access Publishing
• New International Initiative to Foster Access to Publicly Funded Research Results
• Kucinich, 12 House Democrats Object to Proposed Privatization of Open Access Scientific Journal
• Government-Sponsored Open Access Journal to be Considered for Privatization
• European Commission Remains Vague on Biotechnology Patenting; Industry Disappointed
• Emory Sells AIDS Drug Rights for Record $525 Million
• Patent Reform Report Released by Congressional Research Service
• US and India Agree on Intellectual Property Rights for Collaborative Research
• Presidential Advisors Comment on Nanotechnology IP
• UK Research Councils Require Free Access to Journal Articles
• ETC Reports on Impact of Nanotechnology Patents for Global South
• Supreme Court Interprets Broader Exemption for Drug Research
• Open Access Publishing Debated in AIBS Symposium
• WHO Holds Workshop and Open Forum on IP, Innovation and Health
• University of Pennsylvania Strategizes to Boost Tech Transfer Revenue
• WHO Studies on IP and Health Available Online
• Santorum Bill Would Limit National Weather Service Public Data
• Wellcome Trust Announces Six Month Open Access Policy
• Debate on Bioshield II Patent Provisions at Center for American Progress
• Celera Will Make DNA Information Free
• AAAS Policy Forum Explores "The Future of Scientific Communication"
• Human Genealogy Study Will Sample Indiginous Peoples' DNA
• Israeli Scientist's AIDS Discovery Languishes in IP Disputes
• Merck v. Integra Briefs Available Online
• Senators Propose Patent Extensions to Spur Biodefense R&D
• Through Website, Scientists Can Tackle Companies' R&D Challenges
• Study Finds Many Human Gene Patent Claims Fall Short of Legal Standard
• Amicus Brief on Research Exemption Submitted to Supreme Court
• Proposed Medical R&D Treaty Would Provide Alternative Incentives for Innovation
• Model IP Agreements Aim to Encourage University-Industry Collaboration in Britain
• Court Rules Against Nobel Laureate in Yale Patent Dispute
• OECD Issues Draft Guidelines for Licensing Genetic Inventions
• USPTO Rejects Patent on Human-like Organism
• New Plant Biotechnology Will Be Open-Source
• NIH Asks Grantees to Voluntarily Release Published Articles
• USPTO Names First University Rep. to Patent Public Advisory Committee
• Open Source Biology Evolves
• Supreme Court Will Hear Merck v. Integra
• Data Accessibility Must Be Improved for Systems Microbiology
• Intellectual Property Discussions Can Be Kept Secret By CA Stem Cell Agency
• April 2005: WIPO Meeting on Establishing a Development Agenda
• Germany Passes New Biotech Patent Law
• NY Times Op-Ed: More Academics Should Patent
• NIH Requests Comments on Best Practices for Licensing Genomic Inventions
• WHO Initiates 23 Studies on IPRs, Innovation and Public Health
• University of New Mexico Wins IP Dispute
• Journal Publishers Against "one size fits all" Package
• Malaysia Considers Bayh-Dole Equivalent
• Mexican Universities Could Gain Right to Profit From Inventions
• NAS Committee on IPRs in Genetic and Protein-Related Inventions: Meeting Transcript and Presentations Available
• “Innovation Sails Free”: Newsweek Article on Open Source Science
• Greenpeace Challenges Stem Cell Patent
• Malaysian State Acts to Thwart Biopirates
• Venture Capitalists Support CA Stem Cell Initiative
• Patents in Pharmaceutical R&D: Discussion in Bulletin of the WHO
• Open Source Biotech Starts in Earnest
• Funding Pharmaceutical R&D: Alternatives to the Patent System
• NIH Open Access Estimated to Cost $2.5 Million
• Point of View: Open Access to Journals Won’t Lower Prices
• Biomedical R&D Funders Requiring Collaboration
• The Scientist: From the Bench to the Bar
• Medical Journals Require Drug Trials to be Made Public
• NIH Requests Comments on Open Access Policy
• ALRC Recommends Gene Patenting Changes for Australia
• Federal Stem Cell Lines Declared "Suitable" for Research
• NIH Decides Not to Intervene on Norvir Pricing
• NIH Director Meets with Publishers on Open Access
• Open Access Language Appears in NIH Appropriations Report
• WHO Solicits Comments on IP and Health Plan
• Members of British Parliament Support Open Access to Research
• Free Access to NIH-Funded Research Recommended by House Appropriations Committee
• Texas Medical Association Backs Stem Cell Research
• Open Access Publishing Continues to Stir Debate
• Chiron Relaxes License Policy for Hepatitis C Genome
• Draft text of US-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement
• Kerry Supports Further Stem Cell Research
• Creative Commons Introduces Licenses for Europe
• Open-Source Drug Discovery Proposed for Neglected Diseases
• Directory of Open Access Journals Launches Article-Search Feature
• Fifty-Eight Senators Urge Pres. Bush to Expand Stem Cell Policy
• Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) and U.S.-Bahrain FTA
• Both Sides Speak Out at Norvir March-In Meeting
• HHS CreatesTask Force To Encourage Medical Technology Innovation
• White House Responds to Letter from Members
• AAAS Supports Policy Push for Broader Access to New Human Embryonic Stem Cell Lines
• 206 Members of the House of Representatives Ask President to Change Stem Cell Policy
• French Scientists Celebrate Victory
• CREATE Act of 2004 Passed by House

Legislation

• Federal Research Public Access Act of 2006
• PACE Through Education and Research Act
• Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2004
• Cooperative Research and Technology Enhancement (CREATE) Act of 2004

Hearings

Publications

• Electronic Scientific, Technical, and Medical Journal Publishing and Its Implications: Proceedings of a Symposium
• Electronic Scientific, Technical, and Medical Journal Publishing and Its Implications: Report of a Symposium
• Facilitating humanitarian access to pharmaceutical and agricultural innovation
• Genes and Ingenuity: Gene Patenting and Human Health
• Open Access and the Public Domain in Digital Data and Information for Science: Proceedings of an International Symposium
• Ownership of knowledge - the role of patents in pharmaceutical R&D
• SPARC Letter to NIH on Open Access
• Scientific Publications: Free for All?
• The Effects of Patenting in the AAAS Scientific Community
• The facts about open access: A study of the financial and non-financial effects of alternative business models for scholarly journals

Meetings

• 16 Jan 2007 8:30: Symposium: Effects of Intellectual Property Protections on Scientific Research
• 27 Jun 2006 14:00: The Audio and Video Flags: Can Content Protection and Technological Innovation Coexist?
• 26 Jun 2006 9:00: Secretary's Advisory Committee on Genetics, Health, and Society: 10th Meeting
• 27 Nov 2005 9:30: Expert Group on Technology Transfer and Scientific and Technical Cooperation
• 17 Nov 2005 14:00: Report Release and Public Briefing: IP Rights in Genomic and Proteomic Research
• 27 May 2005 8:30: Gene Patents and Public Health
• 26 May 2005: Best Practices in Transfer of Science and Technology
• 21 Apr 2005 13:30: Bridging the Divide 2005 : Technology, Innovation and Learning in Developing Economies
• 11 Mar 2005 8:30: Biotechnology & Intellectual Property: Current Controversies
• 19 Feb 2005 13:00: AAAS Annual Meeting - Science & Intellectual Property Briefing
• 10 Jan 2005 8:00: Advancing Knowledge and the Knowledge Economy
• 25 Oct 2004 8:30: Global Challenges for Guiding and Managing Biological Technologies - meeting of the NAS Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources
• 20 Oct 2004 12:00: Gene Patenting and Human Health - Lunchtime Talk
• 18 Sep 2004: Patent Policy: Using, Abusing and Reforming
• 5 Aug 2004 8:00: National Academies: IP in Genomic and Protein Research and Innovation
• 17 Jun 2004: Technology Frontiers and Global Power, Wealth, and Conflict
• 22 Apr 2004: 29th Annual Forum on Science and Technology Policy