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Author: Dalindyebo

I am a Law Professor at the Suffolk University Law School. I am engaged in Teaching, Research, Policy, Advocacy on: - Sustainability, Environment and Technology Policy at the International and Domestic Level - The Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Traditional Communities to their Traditional Knowledge - Implementation and Evaluation of UN Sustainable Development Goals for firms, NGO's - Technology Contracts, Licensing and Intellectual Property Business Models Advising firms, non-profits, and countries on implementation of policies relating to sustainability and environmental norms, goals and obligation, especially in relation to technology.
Human Rights…

Vaccine equity as a human rights agenda – Panel at SPHR2021 (Dec 2) – University of Dayton Human Rights Center

30 Nov 2021
I am organizing and presenting on a panel at the 2021 Social Practice of Human Rights Conference (December 2 - 3) held every two years by University of Dayton's Human…
Access to Medicines…

US support for waiving COVID-19 vaccine patent rights puts pressure on drugmakers – but what would a waiver actually look like?

10 May 2021
A COVID-19 surge has pushed hospitals in India beyond their capacity. A stadium in New Delhi was being used as a makeshift ward on May 2, 2021. Getty Images Dalindyebo…
Access to Medicines…

A Compulsory License Option for the COVID19 TRIPS Waiver Proposal

15 Apr 202116 Apr 2021
In a recent news piece, I argued that while I support the proposal from India, South Africa and other countries for a temporary waiver of TRIPS obligations, my assessment is…
Access to Medicines…

How to get COVID-19 vaccines to poor countries – and still keep patent benefits for drugmakers

15 Apr 202115 Apr 2021
How to get COVID-19 vaccines to poor countries – and still keep patent benefits for drugmakers Hospital staff in Lagos, Nigeria, administer the AstraZeneca vaccine. AP Photo/Sunday Alamba Dalindyebo Shabalala,…
Access to Medicines…

Can Countries use TRIPS Article 31 (Compulsory Licensing) to address COVID Vaccine shortages?

23 Feb 2021
(for a longer treatment on the availability of unilateral measures under TRIPS, I recommend Chapter 6 of my PhD Climate Change, Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property: Options for Action at…
Access to Medicines…

Can Countries use TRIPS Article 30 to take Unilateral Action to Address COVID Vaccine shortages?

22 Feb 2021
(For a longer treatment on the availability of unilateral measures under TRIPS, I recommend Chapter 6 of my PhD Climate Change, Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property: Options for Action at…
Access to Medicines…

Is COVID Manufacturing Capacity actually limited or is Intellectual Property the problem?

19 Feb 2021
Supply of the Moderna and BioNTech/Pfizer (and others) vaccines is likely not to keep up with the supply commitments made by both companies. News reports suggest that they are only…
Traditional Knowledge

Panela Patent: Classic TK misappropriation?

26 Jan 2021
A recent article in the New York Times highlights a key issue in misappropriation of traditional knowledge i.e. patenting a pre-existing product or process that is widely known in a…
Africa

African Continental Free Trade Area: IP and Investment?

22 Jan 2021
This month the African Continental Free Trade Agreement began operation (https://mg.co.za/business/2021-01-10-africa-trade-bloc-bets-on-business-without-borders/) The Text is available here: https://au.int/en/treaties/agreement-establishing-african-continental-free-trade-area. It is ambitious in Geographic scope and a welcome step in African integration…
Climate Technology Centre and Network…

New Article: “Climate Change, Technology Transfer, And Intellectual Property: A ‘Modest Proposal’ For An IP Enforcement Moratorium”

27 Jul 202027 Jul 2020
My new article came out in Volume 13 of the Fordham Environmental Law Review titled Climate Change, Technology Transfer, And Intellectual Property: A 'Modest Proposal' For An IP Enforcement Moratorium.…

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