East African Regional intellectual Property (IP) Policy (2023-2033)

Abstract

The potential value of IP will be derived from commercialization of protected products and services. Regional approach to IP protection will benefit international trade facilitation and will provide harmonized rules for registration of IP rights within a given region contributes to ease of international trade. A regional cooperation framework would foster the harnessing of complementarities and pooling of resources for collective enhancement of the IP development effort like capacity building: administration of rights; skilled human capital; and physical and technological infrastructure.