A review of my thesis on #traditionalknowledge and #iplaw authored by Professor Ali Mekouar has been published by the French Journal of Environmental. Free access : rje.revuesonline.com/gratuit/RJE45_…

Meow! Happy #InternationalCatDay 😺😺😺 Cats have inspired millions of inventors – here are our patent picks ⤵️ What's your favorite cat-related patent?

What role can intellectual property rights play in protecting traditional knowledge, traditional cultural expressions and genetic resources? 👉Updated WIPO booklet explains: ow.ly/rCKy50AZHxp #indigenous

ICYMI, IP Unit Director Tobias Schonwetter & OpenAir scholars were awarded the Best Paper Award out of a competitive pool of submissions at the WeRobot 2020 conference. The paper provides an analysis of AI narratives in a gendered and racialised world.👉🏽bit.ly/31gZAf6

Bontle Monnya shares her concern on the IP Rights of indigenous communities & rural women. "Women have experienced great inequality" #A2K10 UCT IP Unit Open AIR

Glad to be part of this amazing project. A unique learning opportunity ahead...UCT IP Unit One Ocean Hub Tobias Schonwetter Nan Warner Chidi Oguamanam

Thank you Dear Desmond Oriakhogba

Really happy to be part of UCT Law School

Thanks Dear Dr Nilce Ekandzi. I only follow the path of elders as yourself. Thanks for leading the way. I’ll do my best.

The One Ocean Hub is doing such important work! Yesterday's webinar on the United Nations's #BBNJ treaty was fascinating. I enjoyed being a discussant of European Commission Dr. Broggiato's presentation on access, benefit sharing & IP. arianna broggiato UCT IP Unit Open AIR UCT Law School @WendWendland

Hub researcher Dr. Dimitri Pag-yendu M. Yentcharé has been appointed by the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), as an Expert Member of the Working Group on Indigenous Peoples’ Rights in Africa. 1/2

Open AIR Ghazaleh Jerban Huge congratulations Dr Ghazaleh Jerban !!👏🏽

The Hub and FAO co-organised a workshop on sustainable small-scale fisheries law. The workshop aimed to test the use of the Legislative Guide and the draft Law and Policy Diagnostic Tool for Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries. More about the workshop👉oneoceanhub.org/1939-2/ Food and Agriculture Organization

👏I believe this, too, and I am thrilled that UCT IP Unit veteran Eve Gray is one of the authors. Check it out here: direct.mit.edu/books/monograp… UCT Law School UCT Open AIR iNtaka Centre for Law and Technology Digital Open Textbooks for Development (DOT4D)

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

Delighted to welcome Pag-yendu Yentcharé as a new Assistant Professor at ÉSAPI | GSPIA @ uOttawa. He is an international lawyer, scholar, and expert member of the African Union Commission’s Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities and Minorities in Africa. Bienvenue !