CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 4
2. BACKGROUND ....................................................................................................................... 7
3. OVERVIEW OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN MOZAMBIQUE .................................. 9
3.1. Brief historical review…. ........................................................................................................ 9
3.2. Legal framework……. .......................................................................................................... 10
3.2.1. Concerning copyright and related rights …………........................................................... 10
3.2.2. Concerning industrial property rights …………................................................................ 10
3.3. Institutional framework ......................................................................................................... 12
3.3.1. General remarks ................................................................................................................. 12
3.3.2. Concerning copyright …………......................................................................................... 12
3.3.3. Concerning industrial property rights …………................................................................ 12
4. IMPORTANCE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY…………….......................................... 14
4.1. Overall importance ............................................................................................................... 14
4.2. Particular economic importance of intellectual property ………......................................... 15
5. VISION AND GOALS ........................................................................................................... 17
5.1. Vision ................................................................................................................................... 17
5.2. Goals ..................................................................................................................................... 17
6. STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK AND STRATEGIC AREAS .................................................. 19
6.1. Dissemination of intellectual property .................................................................................. 19
6.2. Education and intellectual property ...................................................................................... 20
6.3. Science and technology research .......................................................................................... 21
6.3.1. Raise awareness among researchers and research institutions of the importance of
intellectual property in promoting the fruits of their work .......................................................... 23
6.3.2. Develop policies and programs on intellectual property in universities and research
institutes ....................................................................................................................................... 23
6.3.3. Introduce incentive programs to combat or reduce the loss of scientific researchers,
innovators and creators to other countries or sectors ................................................................... 24
6.3.4. Introduce programs to encourage Mozambican scientists in the diaspora to create synergies
with Mozambican scientists working in Mozambique, for the scientific and technological
development of the country ......................................................................................................... 25
6.3.5. Provide support and scientific and technical assistance for innovators ............................. 25
6.3.6. Promote the use of patent information and technological information ………….…….... 26
6.4. Innovation and industrial competitiveness .......................................................................... 28
6.4.1. Promoting the strategic use of intellectual property by economic agents ………………. 30
6.4.2. Add value to Mozambican production .............................................................................. 30
6.4.3. Prioritize and incentivize local technical solutions …....................................................... 31
6.4.4. Encourage the development of districts as a basis for incorporating intellectual property
into local products …………………........................................................................................... 32
6.4.5. Stimulate the strategic use of intellectual property by small and medium-sized enterprises
(SMEs) as a way of encouraging competitiveness and innovation .............................................. 33
6.5. Traditional knowledge and biodiversity ……....................................................................... 34
6.5.1. Disseminate and raise awareness of the intellectual property system among traditional
knowledge holders ...................................................................................................................... 38
6.5.2. Establish an effective legal framework for promoting and protecting genetic resources and
traditional knowledge …….......................................................................................................... 39