daniel eksteen - who · solution: centralize ip management mutually beneficial contracts that tie...
TRANSCRIPT
![Page 1: Daniel Eksteen - WHO · solution: centralize IP management mutually beneficial contracts that tie them in ensuring that information is not disclosed prior to lodging for protection](https://reader034.vdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022043017/5f39a27cf3652479e51ac955/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
DanielDaniel EksteenEksteenSAAVI Business ManagerSAAVI Business ManagerBComm LLB LLM MBABComm LLB LLM MBA
![Page 2: Daniel Eksteen - WHO · solution: centralize IP management mutually beneficial contracts that tie them in ensuring that information is not disclosed prior to lodging for protection](https://reader034.vdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022043017/5f39a27cf3652479e51ac955/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
the SAAVI mthe SAAVI mission ission ……
……developing an developing an affordableaffordable, ,
effectiveeffective andand locally relevantlocally relevant
preventativepreventative HIV vaccineHIV vaccine
forfor southern Africa southern Africa ……
![Page 3: Daniel Eksteen - WHO · solution: centralize IP management mutually beneficial contracts that tie them in ensuring that information is not disclosed prior to lodging for protection](https://reader034.vdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022043017/5f39a27cf3652479e51ac955/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
why awhy a……
SA has the highest AIDS prevalence in the SA has the highest AIDS prevalence in the world world
dominance of the clade C, HIV virusdominance of the clade C, HIV virus
historyhistory……90/10 cost vs. benefit problem 90/10 cost vs. benefit problem historically it took up to 20 years for a new vaccine to historically it took up to 20 years for a new vaccine to reach the developing worldreach the developing world……
… SA initiative?… SA initiative?
![Page 4: Daniel Eksteen - WHO · solution: centralize IP management mutually beneficial contracts that tie them in ensuring that information is not disclosed prior to lodging for protection](https://reader034.vdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022043017/5f39a27cf3652479e51ac955/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
Genetic diversity of HIV subtypes - mostly “C” in Southern Africa -
(Los Alamos database, 2000)
![Page 5: Daniel Eksteen - WHO · solution: centralize IP management mutually beneficial contracts that tie them in ensuring that information is not disclosed prior to lodging for protection](https://reader034.vdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022043017/5f39a27cf3652479e51ac955/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
SAAVI business structureSAAVI business structure……
a a ““fractalfractal”¹”¹ business structure of scientific research business structure of scientific research groups located at centres of excellence throughout the groups located at centres of excellence throughout the country; supported by a central directorate; and held country; supported by a central directorate; and held together by:together by:
a common vision and spirita common vision and spirita shared brand (yet not exclusive)a shared brand (yet not exclusive)information sharing and communicationinformation sharing and communicationshared leadershipshared leadershipsynergy, i.e. 1 + 1 = 5synergy, i.e. 1 + 1 = 5
¹ Wolfgang Grulke - “Ten lessons from the future”“the organisational structure of the future”
![Page 6: Daniel Eksteen - WHO · solution: centralize IP management mutually beneficial contracts that tie them in ensuring that information is not disclosed prior to lodging for protection](https://reader034.vdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022043017/5f39a27cf3652479e51ac955/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
…so, what do the SAAVI research groups do?
![Page 7: Daniel Eksteen - WHO · solution: centralize IP management mutually beneficial contracts that tie them in ensuring that information is not disclosed prior to lodging for protection](https://reader034.vdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022043017/5f39a27cf3652479e51ac955/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
Immunologyassessment
HumanAnimal
Making the vaccines
Ethicalissues
CommunityPreparedness
ActuarialAssessments
Testing thevaccines
Behavioralscience
Data &Bioinformatics
SAAVIDirectorate
SAAVIDirectorate
![Page 8: Daniel Eksteen - WHO · solution: centralize IP management mutually beneficial contracts that tie them in ensuring that information is not disclosed prior to lodging for protection](https://reader034.vdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022043017/5f39a27cf3652479e51ac955/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
...in a ...in a globalglobal business networkbusiness network
![Page 9: Daniel Eksteen - WHO · solution: centralize IP management mutually beneficial contracts that tie them in ensuring that information is not disclosed prior to lodging for protection](https://reader034.vdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022043017/5f39a27cf3652479e51ac955/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
IP policy influenced byIP policy influenced by……
relationships with key stakeholders influence/ relationships with key stakeholders influence/ determine our IP policies: determine our IP policies:
fundersfunders:: no financial return no financial return butbut ““protectprotect””research groupsresearch groups:: get funding, keep infrastructure get funding, keep infrastructure butbut SAAVI holds IP exploitation rightsSAAVI holds IP exploitation rightsmanufacturers:manufacturers: our aim is to get: price control + our aim is to get: price control + guaranteed access + rights to tech transferguaranteed access + rights to tech transferothers: others: anyone can have access to our patented anyone can have access to our patented genes genes butbut as long as we get as long as we get …………
key stakeholderskey stakeholders……..
![Page 10: Daniel Eksteen - WHO · solution: centralize IP management mutually beneficial contracts that tie them in ensuring that information is not disclosed prior to lodging for protection](https://reader034.vdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022043017/5f39a27cf3652479e51ac955/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
protection, why protection, why ……? ?
help drive our strategic missionhelp drive our strategic missionprotect the investment in locally developed IPprotect the investment in locally developed IPproduct/outcome driven investmentproduct/outcome driven investmentpeople take success seriouslypeople take success seriouslyincreases negotiating power/ draws investment increases negotiating power/ draws investment
……
![Page 11: Daniel Eksteen - WHO · solution: centralize IP management mutually beneficial contracts that tie them in ensuring that information is not disclosed prior to lodging for protection](https://reader034.vdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022043017/5f39a27cf3652479e51ac955/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
how to protect effectivelyhow to protect effectively……
mutually beneficial relationshipsmutually beneficial relationshipscentrally coordinated and balanced contractscentrally coordinated and balanced contracts
MTAMTA’’ssnonnon--disclosure/ confidentiality agreementsdisclosure/ confidentiality agreementslicensing agreementslicensing agreements
patents, trademarks and copyrightpatents, trademarks and copyrightconsider cost vs. commercial benefit vs. enforceabilityconsider cost vs. commercial benefit vs. enforceability
……
![Page 12: Daniel Eksteen - WHO · solution: centralize IP management mutually beneficial contracts that tie them in ensuring that information is not disclosed prior to lodging for protection](https://reader034.vdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022043017/5f39a27cf3652479e51ac955/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg)
we always we always ……
distinguish between the rights of:distinguish between the rights of: the the innovation, ownership and exploitationinnovation, ownership and exploitationwant down the line:want down the line: guaranteed access and guaranteed access and price controlprice controlwant as first prize:want as first prize: royalty free exclusive royalty free exclusive right to exploitation in southern Africaright to exploitation in southern Africaand want:and want: a right of first refusal should a a right of first refusal should a partner not want to exploitpartner not want to exploit
……
![Page 13: Daniel Eksteen - WHO · solution: centralize IP management mutually beneficial contracts that tie them in ensuring that information is not disclosed prior to lodging for protection](https://reader034.vdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022043017/5f39a27cf3652479e51ac955/html5/thumbnails/13.jpg)
IP issues experiencedIP issues experienced……
control over the groupscontrol over the groups’’ actions in a actions in a decentralized structuredecentralized structure
solution:solution: centralize IP management centralize IP management mutually beneficial contracts that tie them inmutually beneficial contracts that tie them in
ensuring that information is not disclosed ensuring that information is not disclosed prior to lodging for protectionprior to lodging for protection
solution: solution: difficultdifficult…… sensitize them repeatedly sensitize them repeatedly
patent transgressions and legal liabilitypatent transgressions and legal liabilitysolution: solution: difficultdifficult…… contractual and management contractual and management control; legal liability insurancecontrol; legal liability insurance
……
![Page 14: Daniel Eksteen - WHO · solution: centralize IP management mutually beneficial contracts that tie them in ensuring that information is not disclosed prior to lodging for protection](https://reader034.vdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022043017/5f39a27cf3652479e51ac955/html5/thumbnails/14.jpg)
IP issues continuedIP issues continued……
contradicting contractual termscontradicting contractual termsfinding that a Group we are supporting financially have finding that a Group we are supporting financially have a prior undisclosed contract with another agency in a prior undisclosed contract with another agency in terms of which they have given such agency control of terms of which they have given such agency control of their IPtheir IP
solution:solution: comprehensive legal due diligence; comprehensive legal due diligence; rere--negotiating our agreement with them; and support them in negotiating our agreement with them; and support them in rere--negotiating their contract with the other agencynegotiating their contract with the other agency
missing patent deadlines missing patent deadlines Coordinating the input of scientists, lawyers and patent Coordinating the input of scientists, lawyers and patent agents; comply with time deadlines and queries agents; comply with time deadlines and queries
solution: solution: consider an operational input process flow of all consider an operational input process flow of all players and assign responsibilities and a central point of contrplayers and assign responsibilities and a central point of controlol
……
![Page 15: Daniel Eksteen - WHO · solution: centralize IP management mutually beneficial contracts that tie them in ensuring that information is not disclosed prior to lodging for protection](https://reader034.vdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022043017/5f39a27cf3652479e51ac955/html5/thumbnails/15.jpg)
Thank you !Thank you !Thank you !
![Page 16: Daniel Eksteen - WHO · solution: centralize IP management mutually beneficial contracts that tie them in ensuring that information is not disclosed prior to lodging for protection](https://reader034.vdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022043017/5f39a27cf3652479e51ac955/html5/thumbnails/16.jpg)
...our main funders