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Africa IP Highlights #3: Patents, other IPRs and reforms in IP policy, legislation and administration

The IPKat

The first 2 posts covered copyright and trade marks. In September , the Nigerian Government collaborated with WIPO to hold a national workshop for the validation of the Draft National Intellectual Property Policy and Strategy (draft IP Policy). Many have expressed mixed feelings on what was proposed vs what was adopted.

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Sunday Surprises

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The main role of the incumbent is to provide assistance to Member States in drafting and updating their national legislation and adhering to and implementing the WIPO copyright and related rights treaties, and to conduct legal research and draft legal documents related to legislative assistance and treaty adherence and implementation.

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Sunday Surprises

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25 May 2022 | 17:30 – 19:30 (BST) | CLA | LIDC Questions Workshop (in-person) The Competition Law Association (CLA) is pleased to announce its new LIDC Questions Workshop to be held on 25 May 2022 at Linklaters LLP, One Silk Street, London EC2Y 8HQ. For the full program and to register, please visit this link.

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RARBG Shut Down in the Middle of a Bulgarian Piracy Crackdown

TorrentFreak

Department of Justice, in May this year, ICHIP Bucharest conducted an intellectual property workshop for 40 Bulgarian judges in the Bulgarian capital, Sofia. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more. ” According to the U.S.

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Friday Fantasies

The IPKat

6-7 April 2023: “From the DMCA to the DSA: A Transatlantic Dialogue on Online Platform Liability and Copyright Law” The Berkeley Center for Law and Technology will hold its 27th annual symposium, on 6 and 7 April 2023, at the International House, UC Berkeley. Click here to know more. More information here.