Geographical Indication (GI) options for Ethiopian Coffee and Ghanaian Cocoa

About the Editors
Prof. Jeremy de Beer is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Law, University of
Ottawa, and co-Principal Investigator of the Open African Innovation Research
and Training (Open A.I.R.) Project. His edited books include Access to Knowledge
in Africa: The Role of Copyright (UCT Press, 2010), and Implementing the World
Intellectual Property Organization’s Development Agenda (Wilfred Laurier
University Press, 2009). jeremy.debeer@uottawa.ca
Dr Chris Armstrong is a Visiting Researcher at the LINK Centre, University of
the Witwatersrand (Wits), Johannesburg, publishing and communications consultant
for the Open African Innovation Research and Training (Open A.I.R.)
Project, and former Research Manager of the African Copyright and Access to
Knowledge (ACA2K) Project. He is an editor of Access to Knowledge in Africa: The
Role of Copyright (UCT Press, 2010). c.g.armstrong@gmail.com
Dr Chidi Oguamanam is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Law, University
of Ottawa, a lawyer with Blackfriars LLP in Lagos, a co-investigator for the Open
African Innovation Research and Training (Open A.I.R.) Project, and former
Director of the Law and Technology Institute at Dalhousie University, Halifax,
N.S., Canada. He is author of the books Intellectual Property in Global Governance
(Routledge, 2012) and International Law and Indigenous Knowledge (University of
Toronto Press, 2010). coguaman@uottawa.ca
Dr Tobias Schonwetter is Director of the IP Unit in the Faculty of Law, University
of Cape Town (UCT), African Regional Coordinator for Creative Commons
(CC), co-Principal Investigator for the Open African Innovation Research and
Training (Open A.I.R.) Project, and former co-Principal Investigator for the
African Copyright and Access to Knowledge (ACA2K) Project. He is an editor
of Access to Knowledge in Africa: The Role of Copyright (UCT Press, 2010).
tobiasschonwetter@gmail.com