[IRTalk] IPR & Licensing in Africa

[Ina Smith]

Dear Colleagues

Intellectual Property Rights (incl. copyright) and licensing go hand-in-hand, but are not the same. Some initiatives/activities on the continent regarding IP (incl. copyright, patents) and licensing below.

IP (incl. Copyright, Patents)

·         World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Regional Bureau for Africa https://www.wipo.int/about-wipo/en/activities_by_unit/index.jsp?id=1006

·         Pan African Intellectual Property Organisation (PAIPO) https://au.int/en/node/32549

·         Organisation Africaine de la Propriété Intellectuelle (OAPI) http://oapi.int/index.php/fr/

·         African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) https://www.aripo.org/


Licensing
Read more about the 6 CC licenses at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/

Creative Commons also have African Chapters, with representatives from African countries. Chapters serve as the central coordinators of the work of the individuals and institutions participating within a country in support of the Creative Commons Global Network. A Chapter is constituted by all Network Members, Institutional Members and other contributing people and organizations working in a particular country.

African representatives include (see https://network.creativecommons.org/chapters/):

CC Rwanda<https://network.creativecommons.org/chapters/cc-rwanda/>
Representative to the Global Network Council: Evode Mukama
Chapter Lead: Evode Mukama

CC Tanzania<https://network.creativecommons.org/chapters/cc-tanzania/>
Representative to the Global Network Council: Emmanuel Malongo
Chapter Lead: Aristarik Maro

CC Kenya<https://network.creativecommons.org/chapters/cc-kenya/>
Representative to the Global Network Council: Elizabeth Oyange
Chapter Lead: Elizabeth Oyange

CC Ghana<https://network.creativecommons.org/chapters/cc-ghana/>
Representative to the Global Network Council: Raphael Berchie
Chapter Lead: Felix Nartey

CC Nigeria<https://network.creativecommons.org/chapters/cc-nigeria/>
Representative to the Global Network Council: Kayode Yussuf
Chapter Lead: Helen-Chuma Okoro

CC Algeria<https://network.creativecommons.org/chapters/cc-algeria/>
Representative to the Global Network Council: Kamel Belhamel
Chapter Lead: Kamel Belhamel

CC Uganda<https://network.creativecommons.org/chapters/cc-uganda/>
Representative to the Global Network Council: Brian Ssennoga
Chapter Lead: Primah Kwagala

Kind regards

Ina

Ina Smith
Project Manager African Open Science Platform
Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)

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