On 6 October 2022, AfrIPI and the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) hosted a virtual training session on experience-sharing on the system of voluntary registration of copyright and related rights in other jurisdictions. This activity aims to support ARIPO and its Member States to boost their creative sectors, improve livelihoods and contribute significantly to Africa’s long term sustainable development.

The online workshop, a joint activity between AL-INVEST Verde IPR and IP Key Latin America II, promotes the Plant Variety Licensing Lab training, developed during the first phase of the IP Key LA project.

The Plant Variety Protection system can provide valuable R&D benefits to public research institutions, breeders and SMEs in Latin America. The workshop aims to improve knowledge of the law and practice involved in commercial transactions of new plant varieties in Latin America and Europe.