Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Resources

July 2007: During its national stakeholder workshop last week, Prolinnova Kenya invited Mr. Sylvance Sange of the Kenya Industrial Property Institute, to give an overview of important issues related to Intellectual Property protection. The presentation clarifies a lot on some of the basics around intellectual property protection. Mr. Sange agreed that his paper and the powerpoint presentation be shared within the Prolinnova network.

Introduction to Intellectual Property Rights. Sylvance Anderson Sange, Kenya Industrial Property Institute (KIPI). (Word Document: size : 45 KB)

Introduction to Intellectual Property Rights, Powerpoint Presentation (presentation by Sylvance Anderson Sange, edited by Laurens van Veldhuizen to remove some illustrations to reduce file size). (Powerpoint file; size : 223 KB)

 

June 2007: At a recent meeting hosted by DURAS / Agropolis and attended by Prolinnova's Anton Krone (FAIR / LISF), resources were shared which include an IPR manual that was prepared with funding from DURAS. The manual was developed mainly with the Namibian and South African situation in mind, but has broader relevance to other places. It includes material that can be used in designing and conducting workshops with farmers and natural resource users to enable them to engage further with the issues.

Rights, Resources, Markets and Development: A South African/Namibian Farmer’s Guide to Using Intellectual Property. A Workshop Guidebook. © 2006 – Justin W. van Fleet and Merida Roets. Funded by Project DURAS. (PDF file: size :1 MB)