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HEADS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICES CONFERENCE: Heads of Intellectual Property(IP) Offices from @_ARIPO member states convened in Cabo Verde to discuss strategies for "Leading Toward a Thriving African Intellectual Property Ecosystem." During this meeting, we exchanged experiences and outlined action points. We extend our gratitude to ARIPO and @WIPO for their consistent sponsorship of these vital activities, which play a crucial role in shaping IP in Africa. Additionally, we thank Cabo Verde for hosting us and for their warm hospitality.

HISTORIC TREATY ADOPTED: The 2024 Diplomatic Conference by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva saw the adoption of the WIPO Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources, and Associated Traditional Knowledge. This landmark treaty, 25 years in the making since its initial proposal in 1999, is the first to address genetic resources and traditional knowledge held by Indigenous Peoples and local communities. The treaty aims to safeguard the IP rights of these communities, improve the patent system's effectiveness and quality related to genetic resources and traditional knowledge, and prevent erroneous patent grants for non-novel or non-inventive inventions.Special thanks to Mr. Daren Tang, the Director General of WIPO, and his staff. We also extend our gratitude to all experts for their contributions over the past 25 years.

That feeling when i am are not sure that the @URSBHQ sports team that i have been randomly placed in is as good as my football club Arsenal! Not even the cameraman could afford to make me smile.I need to call Messi & Mbappe for some tips as i prepare to play this saturday.