Kenya IP system to come under WIPO scrutiny

Via William New ("WIPO Audit Division Seeks Consultants To Assess IP In Kenya", Intellectual Property Watch, 2 May 2011) comes news that the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Internal Oversight and Audit Division is seeking expressions of interest from consultants to conduct an evaluation and analysis of Kenya’s performance with intellectual property rights during the years 2005 to 2010. The study aims to help WIPO members to assess the effect of the UN agency’s work in the country during that time, and to boost accountability.

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