Charter for Kenya Medical Research Institute, 2026

54. Registration of intellectual property

Edition: 2025-07-21 · In force

54. Registration of intellectual property

(1)The Institute shall establish a mechanism for notification of inventions, discoveries, or technical developments.

(2)The mechanism in subparagraph (1) shall, in collaboration with the relevant government agencies, provide for the protection of intellectual property rights of an invention, discovery or technical development.

(3)Despite the provisions of subparagraph (2), the Institute shall at all times reserve the right not to protect or commercialize intellectual property where—

(a)the intellectual property is not in the best interests of the Institute, inventor, innovator or the public; or

(b)there are no reasonable prospects of commercial success.

(4)The Institute shall, in collaboration with the relevant institutions, establish and maintain a database on innovations.

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Source: Kenya Law