Plant breeders’ rights in Kenya
Kenya is estimated to have a population of approximately 40 million people, of which an estimated 75% make their living from the...
Rwanda Makes Changes to its IP Laws
On 20th April the Rwandan government released a special gazette notice setting out recently promulgated laws. The 92 page document...
ARIPO-ACS39: The Proposed Road Map for the Arusha Protocol on the Protection of New Plant Varieties
On July 6 2015 a new protocol for the protection of new varieties of plants was adopted at an ARIPO Diplomatic conference in Arusha,...
Kenya to Lift Ban on GMO’s
Despite the concerns of smallholder farmers and anti GMO campaigners, Kenya is set to lift its 2012 ban on genetically modified organisms...
ARIPO - the Anglophone countries regional filing system
ARIPO is the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization which began in December 1976 under the Lusaka Agreement. Its HQ is in...
