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Deputy Minister Gina Calls for Enhanced IP Protection for South Africa’s Grassroots Innovators

At WIPO Summer School, Dr Nomalungelo Gina highlights the need to empower township and rural entrepreneurs with intellectual property knowledge to safeguard their innovations

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Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Dr Nomalungelo Gina emphasized the critical importance of strengthening intellectual property (IP) awareness and protection for grassroots innovators in South Africa. Speaking at the 17th WIPO South Africa Summer School in Durban, she underscored the risks faced by…
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Deputy Minister Gina Calls for Enhanced IP Protection for South Africa’s Grassroots Innovators Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Dr Nomalungelo Gina emphasized the critical importance of strengthening intellectual property (IP) awareness and protection for grassroots innovators in South Africa... Read the full IIPLA article: https://iipla.org/news/deputy-minister-gina-calls-for-enhanced-ip-protection-for-south-africa-s-grassroots-innovators

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