Plant Breeders rights became an accepted branch of intellectual property with the adoption of the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) in 1961. The Convention protects the variety of the plant not the plant itself therefore the subject matter of protection is the variety and not the whole plant. A … Continue reading »
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Are we all lazy? The debate over innovation in Africa is back
IPKenya came across this viral “article” by a certain Field Ruwe titled: “You Lazy (Intellectual) African Scum!”. In case you haven’t already read it, please do. It is annoyingly true for the most part and perhaps what is being described in the “article” about Zambia could be applied to lots of other African countries. However, … Continue reading »
