Innovation in Africa Levelling the Playing Field to Promote Technology Transfer

Fernando dos Santos, Law Lecturer, Eduardo Mondlane University, Maputo

Fernando dos Santos is an advisor on IP-related issues in Africa for several organizations, including WIPO, EPO, IFPMA, African Union, and the AfCFTA Secretariat. He has served as Director General of the IP Office of Mozambique and the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO). He is a member of the South African Association of Intellectual Property Law and Information Technology Law Teachers and Researchers (AIPLITL) and the Open-Air Multidisciplinary IP Research Network in Africa. He received a LLM from the University of London and PhD in innovation and intellectual property from the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. He is a teacher, tutor, and has presented and published widely on Africa and IP-related issues.

Dedication
Table of contents
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Preface
Acknowledgments
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Abstract
Part I
1. General introduction
2. The first manifestations of ingenuity of humankind and its protection
3. Dynamics of the extension of the western style IP system into the African continent
Part II
4. The challenges of promoting innovation through technology transfer into Africa
5. Maximising the use of the TRIPS Agreement to promote technology transfer and innovation in Africa
Part III
6. The proposal to establish the agreement on Trade-Related Issues of Technology Transfer and Innovation (TRITTI)
7. The role of developing states and IDCs in the quest for technology transfer: Recommendations
8. Final conclusions and recommendations
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