An Intellectual Property (IP) Attorney and a general legal practitioner, Sarah Norkor Anku has launched a book that seeks to contribute knowledge on IP rights and provide the youth with information on ways to monetize creativity and innovation. The 182-page book titled “Monetizing your Creativity ...

Book on “Introduction to Intellectual Property”: Ghana’s youth ought to monetize their creativity – IP Attorney An Intellectual Property Attorney, Madam Sarah N. Anku is making a clarion call to the 21st Century youths to make a conscious effort to monetize their creativity. She recounts...

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I was honoured to be a Speaker and Moderator at the recently ended IP Gorilla Conference which was held at the Crown Plaza, Trade Centre, Dubai, from 19-20 November 2019. My panel discussed the topic, “HOW TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE IP ASSETS FOR BUSINESS GROWTH AND COMPETITIVENESS”, on 19th November...

Some believe that there is a gap between traditional knowledge and western science which can be bridged. Both traditional knowledge and science deal with knowledge about the structure and behaviour of the natural and physical world, science is based on facts that can be proven for example by experim...

A geographical indication is a sign used on goods that have a specific geographical origin and possess qualities, reputation or characteristics that are essentially attributable to that origin. Generally, geographical indications include the name of the place of origin of the goods. Examples are “...

In countries where common law rights (for example rights acquired through use) are recognized, the law provides for rights to a trade mark to arise with or without registration and the rights generally accrue to the first person / entity to use the trademark. This isreferred to as the first-to-use s...

Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) in Africa are governed by local laws, Regional or International legally binding instruments. Currently, there are two Regional IP bodies on the African Continent, namely the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) and the Organisation Africaine...

The story about the use of Ghana kente without consent in the Black Panther movie as narrated in both traditional and social media has drawn the needed interest to the subject of protecting Ghana’s Kente internationally. I must commend the Folklore Board for attempting to “stir the hornets’ ne...

Sports and sports business involves creativity and innovation and IP is all about encouraging and rewarding creativity and innovation by ensuring that investors and inventors/creators/innovators obtain the necessary economic/financial and moral benefits for their inventions, creativity and innovativ...