New Developments under the Lisbon System for Protection of Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications
Distinctive signs that indicate geographic origin were the earliest types of trademark in the sale of pre -industrial products such as minerals, simple manufactured goods...
Read MoreIntellectual Property and Global Challenges: WIPO Green Work on Climate Change
In 2013, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) launched WIPO GREEN intended to be the marketplace for sustainable technology. It promotes innovation and diffusion of...
Read MoreIntellectual Property Rights and United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
With 197 parties, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has near universal membership and is the parent treaty of the 1997 Kyoto...
Read MoreIntellectual Property, Technology Transfer and Economic Development
Technology is very important in modern production and distribution processes. It is what gives the competitive edge to economies and thus access to technology crucial...
Read MoreImplementation of the WIPO Development Agenda
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Development Agenda is a Member States-driven process which seeks to place the “development dimension” at the core of the...
Read MoreInterface Between Intellectual Property and Competition Policy
Historically, there has been a recognition of the role of competition policy in balancing the exercise of intellectual property (IP) rights. Under the TRIPs framework,...
Read MoreLion King Case Illustrates Overlap Between Copyright and Traditional Cultural Expressions
By Wanjiku Karanja** The Disney animated movie “The Lion King” is a fixture of popular culture having generated millions of dollars in revenue for Disney...
Read MoreRecap of 2016 East African Islamic Finance Summit: An Intellectual Property Perspective
Islamic Finance is financing that is based on Islamic Law known as Shari’ah. Islamic Finance is gaining popularity due to a growing demand for its...
Read MoreIntellectual Property Rights: the Key to Supporting Economic Growth? – A Different View
As African nations transition from resource to innovation-led knowledge economies it is critically important to raise awareness of the positive impact of IP and in...
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