EU-backed project to kickstart African GIs launches

AfrIPI aims to help protect African GI products that are ‘beneficial for local communities’; protected products include Cabrito de Tete, a type of goat meat local to Mozambique

Ben Wodecki

The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has launched a new IP programme aimed at supporting the registration of geographical indications (GIs), the development of common IP guidelines and training for examiners in Africa.