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  • From: "'kola" <bukola AT gmail.com>
  • To: Tobias Schonwetter <tobias AT creativecommons.org>
  • Cc: CC Africa mailing list <ccafrica AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [ccAfrica] Fwd: The Pan-African Intellectual Property Organization (PAIPO) Petition Ready for Signing
  • Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2012 10:16:15 +0300

Thanks Tobias,

Interesting perspectives presented. Anyone out got a link or piece that supports or pushes for PAIPO?

Cheers,

Bukola

On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 11:12 AM, Tobias Schonwetter <tobias AT creativecommons.org> wrote:
Dear all:

please find below Dick Kawooya's message regarding a Petition addressing the formation of a Pan African Intellectual Property Organisation as recently proposed by the AU. If you wish to read more on the proposal, here are two good sources in my view:


http://afro-ip.blogspot.com/2012/10/piping-up-on-paipo.html


Best,

Tobias

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Begin forwarded message:

From: Dick Kawooya <dkawooya AT gmail.com>
Subject: The Pan-African Intellectual Property Organization (PAIPO) Petition Ready for Signing
Date: 19 October 2012 09:30:02 AM SAST
To: "Ahmed Abdel Latif\"" <aabdellatif AT ictsd.ch>
Cc: Dick Kawooya <dkawooya AT gmail.com>

Colleagues,
following extensive consultations, we now have the text of the PAIPO petition up and ready for signing. Please proceed to the link below and append your signature:

http://www.change.org/petitions/a-new-course-for-the-pan-african-intellectual-property-organization-is-urgently-needed

The official petition will be up until November 10th 2012 at which point the text and signatures will be delivered to The 5th African Union Ministerial Conference on Science & Technology (AMCOST V) and the African Union.

Thank you for being part of this important exercise.

Dick/Ahmed.


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