Senegal readies bill on intellectual property rights
May 28, 2007
DAKAR, Senegal, 04/28 - Senegalese minister of Culture and Listed Historic Heritage, Mame Birame Diouf, has disclosed here
that the government would soon submit to parliament a bill to enhance the protection of intellectual property rights.
Speaking on the occasion of the International Day for Intellectual
Property Rights Thursday, he noted that the bill also seeks to set up a
national squad to crack down on piracy and counterfeiting.
"This fight is already bearing fruits with the customs services and the
temporary squad which are obtaining satisfactory results,
" Diouf averred.
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