Zimbabwe and Kenya tip the polls

Zimbabwe and Kenya tip the polls

By Darren Olivier   Friday, August 23, 2013   1 comment:

Afro-IP's effort to "Help Francis" decide where to place his external offices in two mysteriously unnamed African countries, ended a few days ago. The results, reflecting the views of 147 voters, could not be closer:

Nigeria	21 (14%)
Egypt	1 (0%)
South Africa	38 (25%)
Kenya	39 (26%)
Zimbabwe	43 (29%)
Angola	3 (2%)
Botswana	3 (2%)
Malawi	2 (1%)
Tanzania	3 (2%)
Cameroon	4 (2%)
Ghana	6 (4%)
Morocco	4 (2%)
Tunisia	2 (1%)
DRC	1 (0%)
Zambia	1 (0%)
Mauritius	4 (2%)
Other	9 (6%)

Votes so far: 147
Poll closed

Zimbabwe is of course the country that hosts the ARIPO office which would be useful to WIPO (and to ARIPO). Kenya, is a major player in the East Africa region and appears to have a supportive government. However, leaving out contenders like South Africa (the economic powerhouse on the continent), Nigeria (the most talked about African hotspot) or one of the OAPI countries (the successful French based African IP system) is going to be very difficult indeed. 

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Sepp Blatter thinks SA's football team is rubbish

Sepp Blatter thinks SA's football team is rubbish

By Darren Olivier   Tuesday, September 16, 2008   No comments:

...what do you think of his organisation's SA trade mark registrations. There are just three days left to cast your vote alongside in Afro'IP's first poll.

If you want to view the BOA decision - it's a 32 page read in the online file dated 20 June 2008 here.

Afro-Ip spotted a nervous Sepp just days before the outcome of the poll...

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