Dear Colleagues - the ICANN Board approved the extension of current 21 TLDs to infinity: http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-4-26jun08-en.htm

Some forward thinking/planning may be required so that we reserve important resources like .kenya, .nairobi, etc.

Kind Regards,Waudo

On Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:02:34 +0300, "Brian Longwe" <blongwe@gmail.com> said:
The penny has finally dropped. After the country's huge loss of  revenue due to Japanese patenting of Kenya's traditional 'kiondo' and the near loss of the traditional 'kikoy' patent to a shrewd Kenyan living in the UK, the Kenya Intellectual Property Institute (KIPI) has now embarked on a process to take stock of traditional knowledge and artifacts and determine those that need protection through patent.
[Full article at]
http://mashilingi.blogspot.com/2008/06/kenya-embarks-on-exercise-to-protect.html

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