ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Kenya Industrial Research and Development Institute Act
29. Award to inventor or innovator
Edition: 2024-12-27 · In force
29. Award to inventor or innovator
(1)Where the rights to any invention or innovation have been vested in the Institute, the Board may award to the inventor or innovator such bonus as it deems fit, or make provision for financial participation by the inventor or innovator in the profits derived from the invention or innovation.(2)The Institute may apply for a patent in respect of any invention or innovation contemplated in subsection (1) and shall, for the purposes of the Copyright Act (Cap. 130), and the Industrial Property Act (Cap. 509), be regarded as the assignee of the inventor or innovator of the invention or innovation.