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IP Check In  

Date:                14th July  2012 
Time:               10.45am for 11am- 1pm, at the iHub 
Topic:               Software Patents, The Current Status -VS- The Ideal Status.
Main Issue:      Should software patents be allowed?

The debate on software patents still rages on. Even where software patents have long since been adopted the scope of protection differs from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. What applies in the US, the European Union and China vary!

Software innovation being a field that is constantly in flux and patents being a rigid form of protection begs the question as to whether the two ever be in seamless sync.  Or rather, is it a case of throwing the baby out with the bath water; are software patents really the problem or the lack of understanding or knowledge for implementation of the same?

What do you believe should be the next step for the Kenyan Perspective? Are software patents a nightmare that have so far been well avoided or should the same be implemented within our borders.


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