Patent application number: 20160109707
No aficionado of patent drawings should miss out on 'Combining At Least One Variable Focus Element With A Plurality Of Stacked Waveguides For Augmented Or Virtual Reality Display' to Magic…
Adapting to Climate Change in Africa through Plant Genetic Diversity
Interdisciplinary teams from Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Malawi, Senegal and Uganda met in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to implement seed sharing and…
Nagoya Protocol – new book release
'The Nagoya Protocol: Its impact on access & benefit sharing, patent applications and the utilisation of genetic resources'. Today sees the release in paperback of the first book by Millicent…
Biodiversity Law in Brazil
The Brazilian government enacted the Biodiversity Law (Federal Law 13, 123/2015), which came into force on the 17th of November 2015. The law established rules for; access to genetic heritage,…
Nagoya Protocol – new book to be released tomorrow
‘The Nagoya Protocol: Its impact on access & benefit sharing, patent applications and the utilisation of genetic resources’, is due for release tomorrow in paperback.
Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge in Namibia
The ministry of Environment & Tourism conducted a 3 day workshop in Windhoek Namibia, to help create public awareness on the importance of documenting and protecting IPR's related to the…
Ninety-five percent of torture today is not for political prisoners
"Ninety-five percent of torture today is not for political prisoners; it is for people who are in broken-down legal systems," says Karen Tse, founder of International Bridges to Justice. …
Torture in Africa: The Law and Practice
A meeting of African experts on the law and practice on torture was held in Naivasha, Kenya in May 2012. It was organised by REDRESS in collaboration with the Independent…
Patented Cure for Cancer
This patent won EFF’s Stupid Patent of the Month, and rightly so. Perhaps that has given the game away before even starting. I recall a young researcher finishing proudly reading…
Legal Aid – legal representation for the needy
Legal aid provides help to people who would otherwise be unable to afford legal representation or to gain access to the courts. Legal aid helps to ensure equality before the…