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

Perspectives on Intellectual Property from Botswana’s Publicly Funded Researchers
Key elements of IP law
and policy
It assigns to publicly funded
research institutions
ownership of research results
and first right to inventions
It provides for knowledge
transfer offices (KTOs) to
be financially supported by
several funding sources,
including public authorities
It defines appropriate tax
incentives to innovators
for IP generated from their
inventions and processes
It facilitates the exploitation
of indigenous technologies
and the evaluation,
acquisition and adaptation
of foreign technologies for
increased competitiveness
It creates avenues to educate
and sensitise all Batswana in
matters of IP
It incorporates aspects of IP
law in the school curricula
at the various levels of
education
It stimulates innovation
nationwide by setting up
an advisory network in the
use, production, protection,
and commercialisation of
inventions and artistic works
It ensures that research
in universities and public
research organisations
(PROs) is adequately
transferred to the
commercial sector
Yes No Don’t know
Number % Number % Number %
25 16.3 14 9.2 114 74.5
23 15.0 10 6.5 120 78.4
20 13.2 10 6.6 121 80.1
33 22.1 14 9.4 102 68.5
29 19.2 19 12.6 103 68.2
15 9.9 28 18.4 109 71.7
28 18.3 19 12.4 106 69.3
21 13.9 22 14.6 108 71.5
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