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880837
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Kongolo, Tshimanga.
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African Contributions in Shaping the Worldwide Intellectual Property System.
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| Publication Statement
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Farnham :: Ashgate Publishing Ltd,, 2013.
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1 online resource (340 pages)
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0754694712
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: 9780754694717
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9780754677406
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Final Draft Statute of the Pan-African Intellectual Property Organization (PAIPO).
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Disclaimer; Acronyms and Short Forms; 1 Introduction; 2 African Countries' National Perspectives on Various Intellectual Property Issues; Introduction; Scope of Protection of Patents; Disclosure Requirements; Exclusions from Patentability; Exceptions to Patent Rights; Compulsory Licensing in the Field of Patents; Non-Traditional Marks; Well-Known Marks Protection; Trademarks and the Internet; Exceptions and Limitations to Breeders' Rights; Traditional Knowledge, Traditional Cultural Expressions, and Genetic Resources.
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Genera and species to be protectedConditions of protection; Persons entitled to apply for protection; Granting and rejection of the plant breeders' right; Scope of the plant breeders' right; Exceptions to the plant breeders' right; Exhaustion of the plant breeders' right; Restrictions on the exercise of the plant breeders' right; Duration of the plant breeders' right; Appeals and enforcement procedures; Transitional provisions; The African Model Law for the Protection of the Rights of Local Communities, Farmers and Breeders, and for the Regulation of Access to Biological Resources; Objectives.
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Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)Conclusion; 3 African Regional Intellectual Property Systems and Regional Initiatives; The African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO); Background; Protocol on Patents and Industrial Designs within the Framework of the ARIPO; The Banjul Protocol on Marks; The ARIPO-PCT Relationship; African Intellectual Property Organization (Organisation Africaine de la Propriété Intellectuelle) (OAPI); Background; Patents; Trademarks and Service Marks; Protection of Plant Varieties; African Regional Initiatives.
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Protocol on the Protection of Traditional Knowledge and Expressions of Folklore adopted by the ARIPO on August 9, 2010Introduction; Protection of traditional knowledge; Criteria of protection; Beneficiaries; Rights conferred; Equitable benefit-sharing; Exceptions and limitations; Compulsory licenses; Duration of protection; Protection of expressions of folklore; Criteria of protection; Beneficiaries; Protection of expressions of folklore against unlawful acts; Exceptions and limitations; Duration of protection; The ARIPO Draft Protocol on Plant Varieties Protection; Preamble; Purpose.
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ScopeAccess to biological resources; Community rights; Farmers' rights; Plant breeders' rights; The AU Model Law on Biosafety; Preamble; Objectives; Scope; National Biosafety Committee; Application; Risk assessment; Identification and labeling; Export; Liability and redress; Community rights for GMO-free zones; Conclusion; The Establishment of the Pan-African Intellectual Property Organization; The African Intellectual Property Organizations: necessity of adopting one uniform system for all Africa; Discussions on the establishment of PAIPO; Background and premise to the adoption.
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| Abstract
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Africa is playing an increasingly 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.
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Intellectual property-- Africa.
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Intellectual property.
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LAW-- Business Financial.
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LAW-- Intellectual Property-- General.
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Africa.
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| Dewey Classification
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346.04/8096346.048346.048096
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| LC Classification
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KQC370 .K66 2013
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