December 2005 - The Nigeria
Natural Medicine Development Agency (NNMDA) within the Federal
Ministry of Science and Technology hosted an international IPR
conference in Abuja, Nigeria December 1-3, 2005. PROMETRA
International hosted an exhibit booth and participated in the
conference through the presentation of its work and experience in
the area of protection African traditional knowledge. Recognizing
the importance of traditional knowledge, science and culture to the
positive development of Africa, this conference called upon the
world to formulate a meaningful intellectual property rights
protection mechanism that addresses the needs of Africa. Issues
regarding individual versus communal ownership, patent protection,
and benefit sharing mechanisms were addressed in this conference.
The minister of Science and Technology, Prof. Turner T. Isoun opened
the conference with a
welcome address,
and Professor Maurice Iwu was the
keynote speaker.
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IPR
Conference participants visits
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2003 PROMETRA INTERNATIONAL.
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