Safeguarding traditional knowledge in Africa: legal and ethical challenges
Marisol Cardoso
September 26, 2023
Can innovations based on traditional knowledge be protected, even if not by conventional intellectual property (IP) systems?
Marisol Cardoso explores the measures taken by numerous African nations to protect this knowledge. These measures encompass various dimensions, including the establishment of relevant legislation, the formulation of specific policies, and ongoing collaboration between indigenous communities and the relevant government authorities.
Access here the full article or the complete edition of The Patent Lawyer Magazine September/October 2023.
Company
Legal
Copyright © 2024 Inventa. All rights reserved.Except when noted, all prices exclude taxes.
Territory List
There are no results for your search.
- Africa
- Algeria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Congo (Republic)
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini (Swaziland)
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mayotte
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Réunion
- Rwanda
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Tanzania (mainland)
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Western Sahara
- Zambia
- Zanzibar
- Zimbabwe
- Africa (OAPI)
- Africa (ARIPO)
- Other
- East Timor
- Macao
- Maldives
- Portugal
- European Patent (EPO)
- European Union Trademark (EUTM)
- International Trademark (Madrid System)
- Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)