The East Africa Conference on Intellectual Property Rights and Development
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Date
2006
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ACODE
Abstract
This i s a synthesis report of the
proceedings of the E ast Africa
Conference on Intellectual
Property Ri ghts and Development
which took place i n Jinja-Uganda
from the 28th -29th June 2006.
The Conference brought together
senior level officials from the
national IPR offices, research
and academic i nstitutions,
national planning and i nvestment
authorities and practicing IPR lawyers. T heoverarchingobjective
of the Conference was to provide
a platform for stakeholders to
engage i n a mutual dialogue on
the role of i ntellectual property
rights i n stimulating science and
technology i nnovation, technology
development and technology
transfer within the E ast African
Community (EAC). T he Conference
also provided a rare opportunity
for IPR practitioners from the
three E AC States to engage i n
a dialogue on practical steps
necessary for operationalizing the
relevant provisions of the T reaty
Establishing the EAC.