African farmer Patience Koku says it rsquo;s about time farmers in the developing world were given access to the kinds of improved seeds and innovations that have helped their colleagues in developed countries have productive and high yielding farms. Speaking during a Cornell Alliance for Science live session, she said ldquo;the focus should be how we can get farmers all over the world to get access to the types of seeds that allow farmers in some countries to produce 14 tons per
The Faculty of Law, University of Dhaka organised a webinar titled 'Celebration of World Intellectual Property Day' for the observance of World IP Day. This is the second time the Faculty of Law, University of Dhaka is observing the day. This year's theme is 'IP and SMEs: Taking your ideas to the market'.
Dubai concludes World Intellectual Property Day with awareness and SME supportive events Sat 08th May 2021 | 04:15 PM
DUBAI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM - 08th May, 2021) Dubai Customs concluded its activities on the World Intellectual Property Day 2021 by organising an event in cooperation with Al Mawakeb school titled Al Mawakeb Innovates2 in which the Department judged and evaluated creative projects introduced by the students.
The event, organised by the IPR Department, aims at encouraging creativity and appreciating genuineness.
Celebrating the World Intellectual Property Day is to emphasise the significance of creativity in developing the national economy. The UAE, in its year 50th and Golden Jubillee has always supported creative people and it boosts an outstanding record of protecting the intellectual property rights.
Dubai concludes World Intellectual Property Day with awareness and SME supportive events
DUBAI, 8th May, 2021 (WAM) Dubai Customs concluded its activities on the World Intellectual Property Day 2021 by organising an event in cooperation with Al Mawakeb School titled Al Mawakeb Innovates2 in which the Department judged and evaluated creative projects introduced by the students.
The event, organised by the IPR Department, aims at encouraging creativity and appreciating genuineness.
Celebrating the World Intellectual Property Day is to emphasise the significance of creativity in developing the national economy. The UAE, in its year 50th and Golden Jubillee has always supported creative people and it boosts an outstanding record of protecting the intellectual property rights.
Technology transfer offices have their work cut out to turn innovative ideas into reality Fewer than 4% of R&D publications generated by SA universities are commercialised 26 April 2021 - 08:04 Joshua Romisher Picture: 123RF/Pop Nukoonrat
In 2018 universities worldwide spent more than R3.9bn on research & development (R&D). According to the National Intellectual Property Management Office, in that same year SA universities generated 19,808 R&D publications. However, fewer than 4% of those publications were commercialised as inventions, patents or intellectual property (IP).
It’s perhaps no shock then that a study conducted among university technology transfer offices in the US concluded that only 13% of those offices can cover their operating costs. Something is clearly amiss when fewer than one out of every eight technology transfer offices in the world’s most developed country are actually viable entities themselves.