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Important Dates:

Submission of Abstract Deadline: 31st May 2025
Notification of Acceptance: 20th June 2025
Submission of Complete paper: 20th August 2025
Submission 5-15 PowerPoint Presentation: 30th September 2025

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What is the ideal IP Ecosystem We Want for Africa?

Enhancing global competitiveness of Africa IP innovated products and Services

Leveraging IP to foster development, economic growth, and regional integration under the AfCFTA

Promoting collective prosperity through IP in Africa

Protecting African traditional knowledge and know-how

African traditional knowledge inside the IP Ecosystem for Africa’s Development

Encouraging homegrown innovation and Patent Protection.

Harnessing IP for inclusive development

Aligning IP strategy with Agenda 2063

Rethinking Africa’s IP strategy to overcome systemic barriers,

Fostering African innovation through IP

Empowering Women and youth within Africa IP system

Anti-counterfeit measures: the role of governments, private sector actors, and communities

Combating Counterfeiting under AfCFTA

Balancing IP commitments with continental, regional, national and local developmental needs?

Mobilizing African direct investment to fund Innovation and commercialisation?

Strengthening the protection of industrial designs

Implementing policy and legal reforms for a future-ready IP system.

Marketing, promoting and protecting Africa Geographical Indications

Supporting rural communities through traditional products

Preserving Africa’s cultural heritage.

The WIPO Treaty on Traditional Knowledge, Traditional Cultural Expressions and Genetic Resources: Implications – Implications and Opportunities for Africa.

The AfCFTA Protocol on Digital Trade: IP Implications

New Plant Variety protection for Africa’s food security

Intellectual property and access to medicine.

Intellectual property law in Africa confronted with the challenges of Artificial Intelligence

The Pan African Intellectual Property Organization: Role and challenges.

Intellectual Property Cooperation in China-Africa relations.

Dakar Declaration on Intellectual Property for Africa.

Examining African countries' experiences with legislation on TK associated with genetic resources

Access to technologies for Africa’s development: The use of IP Public Domain and Patents database information as a tool

IP and University and Research Systems in Africa

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Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, Max. file size: 25 MB.

Theme: Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs): The Catalyst for Sustainable Development Goals in Africa

Date: 28th -30th November, 2025

Venue: Dakar, Senegal

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