Africa IP Update

2024-08-19

  1. South Africa: Commercialisation of Plant Breeders’ Rights is in the spotlight, as Japanese Kimito apple heads to South African shores.

  2. Egypt: China- Egypt Patent Prosecution Highway pilot project extended to 2029.

  3. Uganda: A public stakeholder meeting was held over the Anti Counterfeit Bill in Kampala.

  4. Rwanda: The fifth edition of the All Africa Intellectual Property Rights Summit is to be held in Kigali.