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Published 30 Jun 2013: Francis Gurry, Director General of WIPO, discusses what the World Intellectual Property Organisation is doing within the context of Indigenous Cultural Intellectual Property. Les Malezer, Foundation for Aboriginal and Islander Research Action, Australia and Marisella Ouma, Executive Director, Kenya Copyright Board also talk about the importance of the worldwide protection of Indigenous traditional knowledge and cultural expressions. WIPO is working to address these issues for all Indigenous artists.

Published 6 Oct 2012: Open A.I.R. researcher Dr. Marisella Ouma of the Kenya Copyright Board on how the Open A.I.R. Project is providing a chance to move from capacity-building to implementation for African intellectual property (IP) expertise.

About Marisella

Marisella Ouma is an Intellectual Property Law expert specialising in copyright and related rights. She was the Executive Director of the Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) from 2006 to 2015. She has served on various Boards such as the Anti Counterfeit Agency and the Kenya Industrial Property Institute in Kenya. She holds a Ph.D From Queen Mary, University of London, an LLM from Stockholm University and LLB from the University of Nairobi. She has also contributed to the development of various Intellectual Property Policies and laws in Kenya and within the region including the recently published Traditional knowledge Bill in Kenya.