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African Contributions in Shaping the Worldwide Intellectual Property System

Author : Tshimanga Kongolo
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317184327
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (171 download)

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Book Synopsis African Contributions in Shaping the Worldwide Intellectual Property System by : Tshimanga Kongolo

Download or read book African Contributions in Shaping the Worldwide Intellectual Property System written by Tshimanga Kongolo and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-23 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Africa is playing an increasingly more significant role in the domain of international intellectual property law, and this book underlines the contributions made by African countries as a group to the development of the current international IP system. It examines in detail their breakthrough proposals and initiatives at the WTO, WIPO and WHO with regard to IP and public health; IP and traditional knowledge, traditional cultural expressions and genetic resources; IP and biodiversity; and exceptions and limitations to copyright. Using Botswana, Burundi, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Morocco, South Africa and Tunisia as examples, it examines the systems under which these IP subject matters are protected. From a regional perspective, the book also analyses some initiatives taken by ARIPO, OAPI and the African Union to protect traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions, especially in relation to protection of the rights of local farming communities and breeders, regulation of access to biological resources, genetically modified organisms and the proposed establishment of the new Pan-African Intellectual Property Organization (PAIPO). Demonstrating how Africa is now an active player on the international IP scene, this book will be invaluable to those interested in intellectual property law, business and commercial law, and African and international law.

African Free Trade Agreements and Intellectual Property

Author : Michael Blakeney
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 103532895X
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (353 download)

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Book Synopsis African Free Trade Agreements and Intellectual Property by : Michael Blakeney

Download or read book African Free Trade Agreements and Intellectual Property written by Michael Blakeney and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2024-02-12 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This informative book examines the intellectual property (IP) provisions of the sub-regional and continental Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) that have been implemented in Africa to facilitate trade and promote economic integration. Michael Blakeney and Getachew Mengistie Alemu explain how FTAs can be used when setting IP standards in order to influence the ongoing effort to develop effective international agreements with Africa.

Guidelines on Developing Intellectual Property Policy

Author : World Intellectual Property Organization
Publisher : WIPO
ISBN 13 : 9280510940
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (85 download)

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Book Synopsis Guidelines on Developing Intellectual Property Policy by : World Intellectual Property Organization

Download or read book Guidelines on Developing Intellectual Property Policy written by World Intellectual Property Organization and published by WIPO. This book was released on 2005 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most universities and R&D institutions in African countries are now entering a stage where they will be expected to interact more with industry as well as governmental and non-governmental organizations, in terms of consultancy, research contracts and commercialization of inventions, innovations and research findings. Collaboration between universities and industry or other bodies is not a new phenomenon. What perhaps will be new is the increased reliance of universities and R&D institutions on them as a source of income. Industry and other public institutions will increasingly see such collaboration as a source of new technologies as well as expert support for their tasks of product, process and policy development.

Contemporary Issues in Intellectual Property Law in Africa

Author : Olasupo Owoeye
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1040156665
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (41 download)

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Book Synopsis Contemporary Issues in Intellectual Property Law in Africa by : Olasupo Owoeye

Download or read book Contemporary Issues in Intellectual Property Law in Africa written by Olasupo Owoeye and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-10-16 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses the impact of intellectual property and international investment agreements within Africa. It investigates how African nations can enhance their current intellectual property legislation across various regions of the continent, while simultaneously fostering the development of local industries and stimulating innovation and creativity within the region. Despite intellectual property remaining a major issue in global trade governance, African countries have room to maximise the advantages that global intellectual property law can offer. Highlighting discourse on investment, intellectual property, and competition policies in Africa, the book underscores the need for African nations to develop intellectual property frameworks that can facilitate economic transformation. Using data from international intellectual property conventions, WTO dispute settlements and African regional organisation conventions, the book is a comprehensive call to action for African intellectual property lawyers and policymakers. The book will be of interest to students and scholars in the field of intellectual property law and international investment law.

The Oxford Handbook of Intellectual Property Law

Author : Rochelle C. Dreyfuss
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0191076104
Total Pages : 1145 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis The Oxford Handbook of Intellectual Property Law by : Rochelle C. Dreyfuss

Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Intellectual Property Law written by Rochelle C. Dreyfuss and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018-04-12 with total page 1145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We live in an age in which expressive, informational, and technological subject matter are becoming increasingly important. Intellectual property is the primary means by which the law seeks to regulate such subject matter. It aims to promote innovation and creativity, and in doing so to support solutions to global environmental and health problems, as well as freedom of expression and democracy. It also seeks to stimulate economic growth and competition, accounting for its centrality to EU Internal Market and international trade and development policies. Additionally, it is of enormous and increasing importance to business. As a result there is a substantial and ever-growing interest in intellectual property law across all spheres of industry and social policy, including an interest in its legal principles, its social and normative foundations, and its place and operation in the political economy. This handbook written by leading academics and practitioners from the field of intellectual property law, and suitable for both a specialist legal readership and an intelligent but non-specialist legal and non-legal readership, provides a comprehensive account of the following areas: - The foundations of IP law, including its emergence and development in different jurisdictions and regions; - The substantive rules and principles of IP; and - Important issues arising from the existence and operation of IP in the political economy.

Intellectual Property Law in Africa

Author : Caroline B. Ncube
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000915808
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Intellectual Property Law in Africa written by Caroline B. Ncube and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-06-29 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examining the harmonisation of Intellectual Property policy, law and administration in Africa, this book evaluates the effectiveness of efforts to establish continental Intellectual Property institutions and frameworks. It also considers sub-regional initiatives led by the regional economic communities and the regional Intellectual Property organisations, focusing on relevant protocols and agreements that address Intellectual Property as well as the implementing institutions. The book assesses the progress of such initiatives with particular reference to the current socio-economic status of African states. It argues that that harmonisation initiatives need to be crafted in a way that is supportive of the developmental goals of African states and advocates for due consideration of individual states’ unique conditions and aspirations. This book will be of great relevance to scholars and policy makers with an interest in Intellectual Property law and its harmonisation in Africa.

Intellectual Property Policy, Law and Administration in Africa

Author : Caroline B. Ncube
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317589955
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (175 download)

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Book Synopsis Intellectual Property Policy, Law and Administration in Africa by : Caroline B. Ncube

Download or read book Intellectual Property Policy, Law and Administration in Africa written by Caroline B. Ncube and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-10-16 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the harmonisation of Intellectual Property (IP) policy, law and administration in Africa. Two recent developments have brought this topic to the fore. The first is the escalation of long-standing efforts to establish a Pan-African Intellectual Property Organisation (PAIPO), a continental initiative. The second is the current sub-regional attempt to operationalise the IP provisions of the Southern African Development Community (SADC)’s Protocol on Trade (articles 9b and 24) and its Protocol on Science, Technology and Innovation (article 2m). Intellectual Property Policy, Law and Administration in Africa discusses the viability of such initiatives with particular reference to the current socio-economic status of Africa’s nations. With a view to contributing to future developments in Africa at both a continental and sub-regional level, the author considers this issue through the lens of advancing the public interest in IP. Ncube argues that harmonisation initiatives ought to be crafted in a way that is supportive of the development aspirations of African states. Consequently, she urges due consideration of individual states’ unique conditions and aspirations in any harmonisation venture, a necessity outlined in article 7 of the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights. This book will be of great relevance to scholars and policy makers with an interest in IP law and African law in general.

Intellectual Property Branding in the Developing World

Author : Tshimanga Kongolo
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000008738
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Book Synopsis Intellectual Property Branding in the Developing World by : Tshimanga Kongolo

Download or read book Intellectual Property Branding in the Developing World written by Tshimanga Kongolo and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-05-13 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intellectual Property Branding in the Developing World identifies success stories in the areas of intellectual property (IP) and branding for non-technological innovation in the developing world. The author examines the relationship between IP, branding and innovation to demonstrate that innovation, in general, and non-technological innovation, in particular, must go hand in hand with branding. Branding of non-technological innovations should be a good strategic tool to be used by countries in the developing world mainly in the areas where they have competitive advantages. This book will assist scholars and academics dealing with innovation, branding, and IP issues, providing context and guidance to policymakers from the developing world. It is also relevant to researchers and students in the fields of intellectual property law, commercial law, international law, management, and innovation.

Intellectual Property Protection in Africa

Author : George Michael Sikoyo
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Intellectual Property Protection in Africa written by George Michael Sikoyo and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Traditional Knowledge, Genetic Resources, Customary Law and Intellectual Property

Author : Paul Kuruk
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1785368486
Total Pages : 582 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (853 download)

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Book Synopsis Traditional Knowledge, Genetic Resources, Customary Law and Intellectual Property by : Paul Kuruk

Download or read book Traditional Knowledge, Genetic Resources, Customary Law and Intellectual Property written by Paul Kuruk and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2020-03-28 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book examines the national, regional and international frameworks of protection of traditional knowledge in all regions of the world. It also discusses options to enhance the existing legal regimes including the use of customary laws and protocols; the adoption of mutual recognition agreements premised on the principle of reciprocity; and the disclosure of source or country of origin of traditional knowledge in intellectual property applications.

Intellectual Property and Access to Medicines in Africa

Author : Olasupo Owoeye
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429799225
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (297 download)

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Book Synopsis Intellectual Property and Access to Medicines in Africa by : Olasupo Owoeye

Download or read book Intellectual Property and Access to Medicines in Africa written by Olasupo Owoeye and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-05-17 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A major target of Goal 3 of the Sustainable Development Goals adopted by the United Nations in 2015 is the elimination of ‘the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases’ and combating ‘hepatitis, water-borne diseases and other communicable diseases’. Intellectual property (IP) has been identified as one of the factors impeding access to affordable medicines in developing countries, especially in relation to the HIV pandemic. This book examines the scope of the existing flexibilities in international IP law for promoting access to medicines. It analyses the factors accounting for the underutilisation of the flexibilities in Africa and the measures that African countries may adopt to address the IP barriers to access to medicines. It explores the regional strategies that Africa can adopt to resolve the tension between IP regimes and access to medicines. It also highlights how trade liberalisation and regional integration can play crucial roles in enhancing the use of TRIPS flexibilities, local pharmaceutical manufacturing and access to medicines in Africa. By adopting qualitative research methods to investigate how African countries may effectively use IP to serve public health purposes through the stratagem of regional integration, this book will be a valuable contribution to the existing literature on IP.

Unsettled International Intellectual Property Issues

Author : Tshimanga Kongolo
Publisher : Kluwer Law International B.V.
ISBN 13 : 9041126414
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (411 download)

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Download or read book Unsettled International Intellectual Property Issues written by Tshimanga Kongolo and published by Kluwer Law International B.V.. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The interface between intellectual property and other fields, such as public health and biotechnology, has raised expectations from both developed and developing countries. At the same time, a variety of issues have arisen from these relationships. Debates over public health, protection of traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions or expressions of folklore, and the control of biological resources and access to genetic resources pose major challenges to the current global system of intellectual property. This thoughtful book serves not only to contribute to these ongoing debates but also, through in-depth analysis and well-grounded recommendations, to move them closer to resolution in a manner beneficial to all interested parties. Among the matters discussed are the following: intellectual property and public health; intellectual property and traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions or expressions of folklore; intellectual property and plant varieties, biodiversity and access to genetic resources; use of marks and other signs on the Internet; and the international framework in respect to geographical indications. Drawing on prodigious familiarity with relevant conventions and international legal instruments in the field and debates on these issues as carried out under international bodies - including the World Trade Organization (WTO), the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) and the World Health Organization (WHO), as well as the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the African Model Legislation - the author offers clear, well-thought-out proposals on how to respond to these issues. In the same vein, the author makes a number of proposals on how to strike a balance between the exclusive rights of the patentee and the right to public health or access to medicines, especially in the context of the HIV/AIDS crisis. In addition, holding that the owners or possessors of traditional knowledge or traditional cultural expressions or expressions of folklore are entitled to intellectual property rights protection, he advocates the development of a global and binding international 'protection instrument' that takes particular features of these rights into consideration. He proposes the extension of the scope of applicability of the requirement of the disclosure of the country of origin of genetic resources, both at the international and national levels. He also proposes refinements to the system for multilateral notification and registration of geographical indications in respect to wine and spirits and the extension of the higher protection of geographical indications to other products and suggests new ways to approach unsettled issues arising from the use of marks or other signs on the Internet. As a deeply informed analysis of how to integrate intellectual property rights into the international development process, this book takes some giant steps toward the general recognition of the real parameters of the most severe problems plaguing the developing world and offers reachable measures toward significant improvement of those problems. It will be of interest to all professionals, officials, and academics concerned with the equitable administration of intellectual property rights.

Footprints

Author : McLean Sibanda
Publisher : Jonathan Ball Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1920707220
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (27 download)

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Download or read book Footprints written by McLean Sibanda and published by Jonathan Ball Publishers. This book was released on 2021-09-06 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Footprints is a captivating story about intellectual property (IP). It speaks to its role in society, trade, industry, and economy and expounds on the actual meaning of IP. The book lays a solid foundation for innovators, entrepreneurs, businesses, and nations to realise their full potential through IP policy, legislation, use and practices. McLean Sibanda shares his personal story, together with stories and testimonies of fellow travellers, taking us through their journey into the field of IP. He meticulously recounts South Africa's path in transforming the management of IP emanating from publicly financed research and development (R&D), development of critical human capital and other infrastructure to ensure effective IP commercialisation and technology transfer. Footprints is a timely masterpiece given IP issues in Africa's scramble for Covid-19 vaccines and implementation of the agreement establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The book provides strategies of how African countries can use IP and innovation to develop industries to ensure health security and trading of goods that can benefit from the AfCFTA. Narrated through a series of significant moments, Footprints demonstrates the importance of vision, solid foundation, collaboration, champions, and intentional steps, for economic transformation. With glimpses into how countries such as China and Korea used IP to develop their economies, this book makes a compelling case for embracing IP, increased R&D investment, relevant human capital, and appropriate use of IP, in the development of new products and services necessary for knowledge-based and industrialised economies. Footprints is a must-read for any academic, aspiring intellectual property scholar, policy maker, economist, development activist, entrepreneur, researcher, innovator, professional, and technology transfer specialist. Intellectual property is everywhere around us and impacts our lives. For entrepreneurs and businesses alike, intellectual property is about value creation, it is the insurance you need for when you succeed. – McLean Sibanda

Intellectual Property and the New International Economic Order

Author : Sam F. Halabi
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107177804
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Intellectual Property and the New International Economic Order written by Sam F. Halabi and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-04-19 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Developing countries have quietly constructed a network of international agreements that redistribute wealth from the rich to the poor.

Patent Cultures

Author : Graeme Gooday
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108475760
Total Pages : 381 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book Patent Cultures written by Graeme Gooday and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-03-26 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tracing global histories of patenting, this book reveals the resilient diversity of patent systems, challenging the universality of 'intellectual property'.

Intellectual property, trade, human rights and access to medicines in Africa: A Reader

Author : Atangcho N Akonumbo
Publisher : Pretoria University Law Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 545 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Intellectual property, trade, human rights and access to medicines in Africa: A Reader written by Atangcho N Akonumbo and published by Pretoria University Law Press. This book was released on 2022-01-01 with total page 545 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intellectual property, trade, human rights and access to medicines in Africa: A reader by Atangcho N Akonumbo explores the current debates and conflicts pertaining to intellectual property (IP), trade and access to medicines in Africa as a public health issue, in a public health context. The Reader has a broad focus running across fourteen chapters. It examines the complex web of access to medicines, while introducing major concepts pertaining to access to medicines such as IP, trade, medicine and human rights, and provides a historical overview of the nexus between IP and human rights. It establishes the link between human rights, IP and access to medicines within the context of developing countries broadly and Africa in particular. The Reader discusses key flexibilities within the international IP framework championed by the TRIPS Agreement to enhance access to medicines, including compulsory licensing and parallel importation, while addressing impediments therein which provoked the Doha Declaration and arrangements thereafter. Also, it examines issues such as the implications of data exclusivity and linkage techniques; the role of anti-counterfeiting and competition laws in checking the effect of IP regimes; current threats to access to medicines at the international, regional and national levels such as the influence of regional or bilateral trade agreements; and research and development in respect of medicines for neglected and (re)emerging infectious diseases. It discusses the contributions of naturopathic and traditional medicines as parallel and complementary systems to modern medicine in the access to medicines landscape in the African context. The Reader further addresses the implications of the difficulty of access to medicines for women, children and other social minorities such as disabled persons and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) persons. This Reader comes at a critical time, and potentially, a turning point in the history of public health crisis in Africa – when concerns about access to medicines have been heightened in the face of (re)emerging diseases and today the Covid-19 pandemic – a situation which has revealed gross lapses in public health governance. It is written in a simple language, making its content accessible to a wide audience. It contains informative and useful graphs, text boxes and illustrative excerpts from various primary and secondary sources. The Reader is likely to become an invaluable tool for a wide range of persons and institutions, including academics, students, legal practitioners, health professionals, drug procurement agencies, civil society organisations and the public at large, involved or interested in the access to medicines discourse.

Is Intellectual Property Pluralism Functional?

Author : Susy Frankel
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1788977998
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (889 download)

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Download or read book Is Intellectual Property Pluralism Functional? written by Susy Frankel and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2019 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The international intellectual property (IP) law system allows states to develop policies that reflect their national interests. Therefore, although there is an international minimum standards framework in place, states have widely varying IP laws and differing interpretations of these laws. This book examines whether pluralism in IP law is functional when applied to copyright, patents and trademarks on an international basis.