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

Innovation & Intellectual Property
Table 15.5: Knowledge of IP law and policy
Key elements of IP law
and policy
It leverages the IP system to
better mobilise knowledge
within a global economy
It encourages sharing of
knowledge and collaboration
It encourages pursuit of
protection of innovative
ideas and processes
It encourages transdisciplinary
understanding
about the history of
innovation
It facilitates the flow
of information to solve
problems through networks
of collaborators
It facilitates knowledge
networks and markets
through university, industry
and government
It emphasises managing IP in
ways that facilitate innovation
within the existing legislative
framework
It encourages institutions to
develop IP policies within the
national framework
It ensures incentives are in
place to encourage patenting
of inventions in the country
as well as strategic patenting
of inventions from elsewhere
It spells out the sharing
of proceeds from
commercialisation of IP rights
Yes No Don’t know
Number % Number % Number %
41 26.6 10 6.5 103 66.9
51 33.6 16 10.5 85 55.9
57 36.8 9 5.8 89 57.4
40 25.8 12 7.7 103 66.5
42 27.5 10 6.5 101 66.0
46 29.9 12 7.8 96 62.3
43 28.7 10 6.7 97 64.7
48 31.6 12 7.9 92 60.5
35 22.6 20 12.9 100 64.5
29 19.0 14 9.2 110 71.9
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