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Republic of Mozambique COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY STRATEGY 2008 - 2018
Approved at the XXIIIrd Ordinary Session of the Council of Ministers of 28 August 2007
CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 4 2. BACKGROUND ....................................................................................................................... 7 3. OVERVIEW OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN MOZAMBIQUE .................................. 9 3.1. Brief historical review…. ........................................................................................................ 9 3.2. Legal framework……. .......................................................................................................... 10 3.2.1. Concerning copyright and related rights …………........................................................... 10 3.2.2. Concerning industrial property rights …………................................................................ 10 3.3. Institutional framework ......................................................................................................... 12 3.3.1. General remarks ................................................................................................................. 12 3.3.2. Concerning copyright …………......................................................................................... 12 3.3.3. Concerning industrial property rights …………................................................................ 12 4. IMPORTANCE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY…………….......................................... 14 4.1. Overall importance ............................................................................................................... 14 4.2. Particular economic importance of intellectual property ………......................................... 15 5. VISION AND GOALS ........................................................................................................... 17 5.1. Vision ................................................................................................................................... 17 5.2. Goals ..................................................................................................................................... 17 6. STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK AND STRATEGIC AREAS .................................................. 19 6.1. Dissemination of intellectual property .................................................................................. 19 6.2. Education and intellectual property ...................................................................................... 20 6.3. Science and technology research .......................................................................................... 21 6.3.1. Raise awareness among researchers and research institutions of the importance of intellectual property in promoting the fruits of their work .......................................................... 23 6.3.2. Develop policies and programs on intellectual property in universities and research institutes ....................................................................................................................................... 23 6.3.3. Introduce incentive programs to combat or reduce the loss of scientific researchers, innovators and creators to other countries or sectors ................................................................... 24 6.3.4. Introduce programs to encourage Mozambican scientists in the diaspora to create synergies with Mozambican scientists working in Mozambique, for the scientific and technological development of the country ......................................................................................................... 25 6.3.5. Provide support and scientific and technical assistance for innovators ............................. 25 6.3.6. Promote the use of patent information and technological information ………….…….... 26 6.4. Innovation and industrial competitiveness .......................................................................... 28 6.4.1. Promoting the strategic use of intellectual property by economic agents ………………. 30 6.4.2. Add value to Mozambican production .............................................................................. 30 6.4.3. Prioritize and incentivize local technical solutions …....................................................... 31 6.4.4. Encourage the development of districts as a basis for incorporating intellectual property into local products …………………........................................................................................... 32 6.4.5. Stimulate the strategic use of intellectual property by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as a way of encouraging competitiveness and innovation .............................................. 33 6.5. Traditional knowledge and biodiversity ……....................................................................... 34 6.5.1. Disseminate and raise awareness of the intellectual property system among traditional knowledge holders ...................................................................................................................... 38 6.5.2. Establish an effective legal framework for promoting and protecting genetic resources and traditional knowledge …….......................................................................................................... 39

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