ScienceandArt in Islam:TheProtection ofTraditional IntellectualProperty RightsinMuslim CommunitiesinAfrica
Authors:
AROWOLO Ayoyemi
Publication Type: Journal article
Journal: European Intellectual Property Review Sweet And Maxwell
ISSN Number:
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Abstract
Abstract IslamiclawisanintegralpartofmanyregionsinAfrica, affectingthepersonal,cultural,politicalandcommercial activities of the people. How traditional intellectual property (intellectual property linked to traditional knowledgesystems)isperceivedinIslamiclawinAfrica is investigated in this article, which proposes that appropriate protection should recognise traditional intellectual property rights of people in Muslim communitiesinAfrica.