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Re: Sujitta post# 26875

Sunday, 08/14/2016 10:27:53 PM

Sunday, August 14, 2016 10:27:53 PM

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"But help is at hand. To encourage start-ups to register and protect their IP, Microsoft's 4Afrika initiative has begun a free service to help developers with the process and put lawyers at their disposal if they need to protect their patents.

Microsoft is experimenting with the program in Kenya and hopes to also develop it elsewhere on the continent.

Gaelyn Scott, head of the IP department at ENS, said there were signs of greater respect being shown for patents in Kenya, Nigeria, Zimbabwe and Namibia."

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-africa-investment-idUSKBN0FM0HQ20140717

In other words, they have protection in the African countries of importance. They have currently 16 African country patents at the moment.

"OTCMKTS:FARE) told investors it has now been awarded a patent in Africa for its Moto-Meter product.

The product was granted the patent for the sixteen members of countries of the African Intellectual Property Organization."

http://www.proactiveinvestors.com/companies/news/124394/world-moto-inc-lands-patents-in-africa-124394.html

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