ICYMI the 2020 issue of the 🇿🇦 #IP journal is online with contributions from Nojeem Amodu, PhD, Wim Alberts (University of Johannesburg ), Lonias Ndlovu et al (University of Venda), Fernando dos Santos (former DG ARIPO) and Ndivhuwo Ishmel Moleya. Read the abstracts 👉jutajournals.co.za/south-african-… #@Juta_ZA

Congratulations to our #QEScholars Ghazaleh Jerban for successfully defending her PhD thesis, “Does Traditional Knowledge Have Gender? Unmasking the Experience of Female Traditional Knowledge-Holders in the Production of Iranian Saffron and Handwoven Carpets.” Well done Dr. Ghazaleh Jerban

@WendWendland 's latest #MultilateralMatters blogpost is up on the UCT IP Unit website, this time on the intersection of IP and Indigenous names, words & symbols: ip-unit.org/2021/multilate…

Pleased to share my piece in JIPLP discussing provisions of the Geneva Act that could make it attractive to African countries and considerations for international GI registration for Oku White Honey from Cameroon! UCT IP Unit academic.oup.com/jiplp/advance-…

My Book, the eagerly awaited Copyright, Collective Management Organisations and Competition in Africa is finally out. Many thanks my PhD Supervisors Prof Caroline B Ncube Tobias Schonwetter for mentorship. To IPChairUCT UCT IP Unit Open AIR UCT Law School danwood chirwa Juta for support.

Last 2021 #copyx session "at UCT" tonight. I enjoyed it thoroughly & taking it online meant that we had many participants from other parts of South Africa, Africa & overseas. Thanks UCT Law@work !! UCT IP Unit UCT Law School Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society iNtaka Centre for Law and Technology Harvard Online #UCTWillRiseAgain

Check out our new #MultilateralMatters blogpost, this time written by guest contributor Charlene Musiza. On invitation by @WendWendland, she explores some conditions & factors that made it possible to conclude the Marrakesh Treaty so quickly: ip-unit.org/2021/multilate… Charlene Musiza, PhD

It's fantastic to have our new student research assistants on board; already delivering great work. Welcome to the IP Unit team, Dr. Nathalie & Gabriel (LLM), Shréya (LLB) & Hanani (PhD)! Check out their profiles: ip-unit.org/people-2/ UCT Law School Open AIR iNtaka Centre for Law and Technology

The High Court declared our current (c)Act unconstitutional, infringing rights of the blind & visually impaired. The Court has "read in" s19D of the (c) Bill to allow for better access. Order to be confirmed by Constitutional Court 👏 Blind SA & SECTION27 blindsa.org.za/2021/09/21/dec…

Our latest #multilateralmatters blog post is up- with further reflections on the BBNJ (biodiversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction) negotiations. Thanks @WendWendland & guest authors Carla Bengoa Rojas & Dimitri Pag-yendu for sharing your insights ip-unit.org/2021/multilate… UCT Law School

Decolonising AI? Dr Rachel Adams delivers the 2021 Ben Beinart Memorial Lecture on this topic -followed by Dr Adams in conversation with Taah Abongnelaa Divine Fuh (HUMA - Institute for Humanities in Africa) & 🇵🇸 تنوير. Tues 30 Nov - register at bit.ly/3bVZT3S. Supported by Webber Wentzel - join us!

Our new #multilateralmatters blogpost is out now! Thanks once again to Prof @WendWendland for his insights. This time, he explains what "consensus" means in multilateral negotiations & whether it produces good agreements: ip-unit.org/2021/multilate…

We've been quiet for a while but are back 👋 with a sobering #multilateralmatters post by Dr Bonginkosi Shozi on how unequal power relations & the agenda of high income countries led to a disappointing WTO #ipwaiver decision ip-unit.org/2022/multilate… #COVID19 UCT Law School @WendWendland

❗️Exciting news: After a deadlock for many years, WIPO's General Assembly has decided that by 2024, a diplomatic conference on genetic resources & associated TK should take place, possibly in SA. Prof @WendWendland reflects on the GA's "momentous" decision ip-unit.org/2022/multilate…

As World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) 's IGC meets this week, please have a look again at our #multilateralmatters blog post concerning the GA's very recent decision to hold a diplomatic conference on genetic resources & associated TK by 2024 👇 @WendWendland

Happening NOW: Desmond Oriakhogba talking about the intersection between AI and IP - and the questionable DABUS patent in SA in particular - at the UCT Law School iNtaka Centre for Law & Technology. Also streamed live at bit.ly/3qYaBOV iNtaka Centre for Law and Technology UCT IP Unit IPChairUCT

Open AIR is honoured to be featured in the 2023 edition of The African Maker magazine, to be launched later this month. Africa Makerspace Network mAkE UCT IP Unit #makeafricaeu #H2020

An important Hubiquitous -H2020 PROJECT online event (9 Feb.) for forging connections between African and European #DigitalInnovationHubs mAkE UCT IP Unit #makeafricaeu #H2020

📌 Register for the launch of the African Maker Magazine to learn the powerful stories from #makerspaces here ➡️➡️ makeafricaeu.org/events/africa-… #makeafricaeu #H2020 Africa Makerspace Network Global Innovation Gathering Fab Lab Barcelona Fab City Global Africa Open Science & Hardware GreenTec Capital Africa Foundation Open AIR

🎉 It's mAkE first anniversary! 🔧 #makeafricaeu has progressed collectively to enable #distributed #small #scale #manufacturing in #Africa & #Europe via an active & diverse #community of #DigitalInnovationHubs. 🎥 Watch the full video 👉 makeafricaeu.org/make-first-yea… #H2020