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Food is a precious resource that is essential to human longevity, health, and balance.
The organization UMOJA was unwilling to stay in the reflection without contributing to the issues facing the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), particularly the lack of food and the obvious need for modern infrastructure in the agriculture sector to meet the demands of the local population.


A selection of established and emerging businesses, organizations, and the creative community in diverse industries across the private and public sectors that AIP has advised in safeguarding their intellectual property rights across the continent independently and/or through its network of partners.

Merger re-branding IP strategy for merger on Unisa,
Vista and Technikon SA, and IP Mediation after a
predatory infringment prior to launch.

Brand and Intellectual Property Audit,
Strategy and Policy

Trademarks search, register and protection
Secure domain name

Cassava, sweet potatoe, peanut,
ginger, palm tree, lemon, orange,
mango…
The DRC has more available farmland than any other country in Africa, with an agricultural potential to feed close to two billion people. DR Congo has and estimated 80 million hectares of available arable land with 10% of this land is currently being used. The agricultural sector contributes 18 percent of GDP and accounts for over 60 percent of new jobs.
New jobs
Hectares of available arable land



Design rights are the exclusive rights associated with the physical appearance of an article, including decorative patterns, graphic symbols, the shape of products and their packaging. There are two types: Functional Design and Aesthetic Design.
For Example, the Maxhosa design pattern or the shape of the Coke bottle
Once granted, an aesthetic design has a term of duration of 15 years, and a functional design 10 years, provided the prescribed renewal fees are paid.

Rights to information that has either actual or potential independent economic value by virtue of not being generally known, that has value to others who cannot legitimately obtain the information, and reasonable steps having been taken by the rightful holder of the information to keep it secret.
For example, KFC ‘s secret recipe and Coca Cola formula.
A trade secret can be protected for an unlimited period of time, unless it is discovered or legally acquired by others or disclosed to the public.

A copyright is an exclusive legal right to original works of authorship as soon as an author fixes the work in a tangible form of expression such as a book, film, artistic or a musical material.
For example, The Lion King musical’s theme song Mbube, composed by South African Simon Linda, a migrant worker, in 1939. It was reworked and its title changed to Wimoweh in 1951/52 by Pete Seege.
A copyright lasts the lifetime of an author and a minimum of 50 years after the author's death in most countries, and 70 years after the death of the author in the European Union and the United States.

A trademark is a symbol, design or expression that identifies products or services used by an individual, organization or any legal entity, that distinguishes them from others.
For example, the Nike ‘swoosh’ symbol or even the MTN yellow colour.
Once a trademark registration is granted, it will remain valid indefinitely, so long as the owner continues to use and renew them every every 10 years.

A patent is an exclusive right granted for an invention of a product or a process that provides a new way of doing something.
For example Covid vaccine.
A patent lasts twenty years from the date on which the application for the patent was filed. It is non-renewable.