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The protocol came into force on march 6, 1997 and the following are contracting. May 30, 2014 he taught intellectual property law at the university of zimbabwe between 2007 and 20 and currently lectures on enforcement of intellectual property rights at africa university in mutare. Application of act to existing companies and savings. The african regional intellectual property organization aripo is an intergovernmental organization igo that facilitates cooperation among member states in intellectual property matters, with the objective of pooling financial and human resources, and seeking technological advancement for economic, social, technological, scientific and industrial development. Harare, zimbabwe intellectual property lawyers and law firms.
Zimbabwe intellectual property office honey and blanckenberg. Further the intellectual property laws amendment act brought south africas ipr. The fact is that we live in a world where human rights are violated, the story of a real protection of property is more often a puzzle. The protection is usually given for a finite term typically 20 years in the case of patents. Intellectual property law in zimbabwe honey and blanckenberg. In the western world, intellectual property is regarded as an imported service that should be paid for, but in africa where there are more pressing issues like famine, intertribal wars and social instabilities, the effects of those are so great that laws in relation to issues such as intellectual property are deemed a distraction and not an. Two recent developments have brought this topic to the fore. This paper can be downloaded in pdf format from ielrcs website at. African regional intellectual property organisation zambia is also a member of the african regional intellectual property organisation aripo which is a body of about 17 members headquartered in harare in zimbabwe it coordinates ip issues in the region on behalf of member states in the region.
Generally, trademarks protect the name of a product or service, patents protect inventions or. The land reform and property rights in zimbabwe of 2010 is a sequel report to the 2007, adding insult to injury, a preliminary report on human rights violations on commercial farms 20002005. Zimbabwe intellectual property office zimbabwes oldest law. Ebook a handbook on commercial law in zimbabwe as pdf. The department was established in 1897 as the deeds office with a secondary function as an intellectual property registry. An analysis of the current intellectual property laws. This is a comprehensive textbook on zimbabwean labour law. The african regional intellectual property organization aripo.
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