50 years of Intellectual Property in Africa

In relation to the 50th anniversary of Inventa International, we have been given the challenge to analyze certain intellectual property data over the past 50 years on the African continent. As it is impossible to cover a panoramic view of the various events, we chose just a few topics we found interesting for this minor-scale study. At the outset, it seems important for us to outline a short introduction about the African continent and the protection of industrial property in the countries of which it is made up.Since the start of the new millennium, Africa's economic growth has accelerated its pace and the GDP has been rising by around 5% p…