East Africa Launch of Open A.I.R. Books
Today (28 October 2014) in Kampala, Open A.I.R. and its Ugandan partner, the Centre for Health, Human Rights and Development (CEHURD), are staging the East Africa launch of two Open A.I.R. research...
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Ugandan Judge Addresses Open A.I.R. Book Launch in Kampala
Hon. Lady Justice Lillian Tibatemwa of the Uganda Court of Appeal gave the keynote address yesterday (28 October 2014) at Open A.I.R.'s East Africa launch of research publications in Kampala. The...
View Article"Social Capital" for IP Policy Influence: Open A.I.R. Presents at Globelics...
Open A.I.R. is presenting today (30 October 2014) -- at the 12th Globelics International Conference in Addis Ababa -- on the network's efforts to build and harness "social capital" as a means to...
View ArticleManaging Benefits from TK -- Open A.I.R. Publishes Briefing Note & Video
Open A.I.R. has published a Briefing Note entitled "Managing Benefits from Traditional Knowledge (TK)" based on research into the workings of the bio-cultural community protocol (BCP) and "TK commons"...
View ArticleEnsuring a Strong Role for African Researchers in Global "Open Science"
An Open A.I.R. Briefing Note entitled "Optimising Benefits from Publicly Funded Research" highlights the need for African policymakers to ensure that intellectual property (IP) policies do not...
View ArticlePlace-Based Branding with Geographical Indications (GIs) -- Briefing Note and...
Open A.I.R. has released a Briefing Note and video looking at the network's research into potential use of geographical indications (Gis) to brand locally specific products -- such as certain Nigerian...
View ArticleAJIC Call for Articles on “African Intersections between IP Rights and...
The African Journal of Information and Communication (AJIC), an accredited, peer-reviewed journal published by the LINK Centre at Wits University in Johannesburg, is calling for submissions (due 30...
View ArticleTK, IP and Gender in Nigeria: Open A.I.R. Researcher Presents at American...
Open A.I.R. researcher Helen Chuma-Okoro of the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (NIALS) presented on 27 Feb. at the American University Washington College of Law's "Reimagining IP/Gender"...
View ArticleUpdates to Database of Kenyan IP Tribunal Decisions - A Project of CIPIT
Open A.I.R.'s East Africa Hub institution, the Centre for IP and IT Law (CIPIT) at Strathmore University, Nairobi, has added new entries to its database of Kenyan IP Tribunal Decisions, available here.
View Article2015 Global Congress on IP & Public Interest, New Delhi - Dates Announced
The 2015 Global Congress on IP and the Public Interest in New Delhi, hosted by India's Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) and convened at the National Law University Delhi, will run from 15 to 17...
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