Jan Osei-Tutu

Intellectual property should serve humanity. I write about cultural IP and socially responsible IP. Founder of JotKulture @JotKulture

[Jan Osei-Tutu @responsibleIP]

Disney criticized for TM of Swahilii phrase "Hakuna Matata" or "no worries." Trademark attorneys may not see the problem, comparing it to "Yahoo" or "Merry Christmas," but the cultural issue is more complicated. Yes, legal - but is it #respectful_IP? See https://t.co/UD1NndLcUI

[Jan Osei-Tutu @responsibleIP]

Delighted to present at this terrific conference. Grateful to @ProfJohanna for the opportunity. Many thanks to all the organizers @QMSchoolofLaw for this excellent event filled with wonderful, thoughtful presentations! #QMIPRI

[QMUL School of Law @QMSchoolofLaw]

@ProfJohanna chairs the 2nd panel of the day on Sustainability & Fashion - share your thoughts with our panel members J Janewa Oseille-Tutu and Eden Sarid !#QMIPRI #QMIPRIAC2023 @QMIPRI

[Jan Osei-Tutu @responsibleIP]

So true!

[Paula Westenberger @pauladwest]

“The arc of IP law is long and does not (naturally) bend towards justice”, Professor Okediji paraphrasing Dr Martin Luther King, Jr.

[Jan Osei-Tutu @responsibleIP]

@CraigCarys this makes me think of your IP and #gender project. I love the use of #IP to promote #humandevelopment as part of #IPsocialjustice. But you make some really thoughtful criticisms in your project. What do the numbers really tell us? #WIPO.

[World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) @WIPO]

Let’s support women innovators and creators in using intellectual property in their journey from mind to market, close the gender gap, and ensure that they can transform our world

– On #WorldIPDay, WIPO Director General Daren Tang calls for a more inclusive global IP ecosystem⤵️

[Jan Osei-Tutu @responsibleIP]

@CJSprigman @Ire_Calboli @DanielGervaisIP Not saying wine GIs are ideal. Just its “authenticity” not offense. France - yes, but also many developing countries for non-wine GIs. @OkyereEwurabena has written about Ghanaian Kente and Tesh Dagne about Ethiopian coffee. U.S also has quite a few GIs now.

[Jan Osei-Tutu @responsibleIP]

@CJSprigman Interesting. I don’t think about offense. It’s about authenticity/dilution style protection. Even if they seem stupid, many countries are finding value in GIs. And some see all IP as stupid. I think @Ire_Calboli @DanielGervaisIP and others have useful detailed scholarship on GIs.

[Jan Osei-Tutu @responsibleIP]

Italian pasta as cultural heritage. Interesting “old world/new world” clash.

[Jan Osei-Tutu @responsibleIP]

Thrilled to see @UCalgaryMed leading by appointing Dr. OT to this inaugural and important role!

[UCalgaryMedicine @UCalgaryMed]

The Cumming School of Medicine is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Kannin Osei-Tutu, MD, MSc, the inaugural senior associate dean of Health Equity and Systems Transformation, effective Feb. 1, 2023.

Congratulations Dr. Osei-Tutu!

Read more: https://t.co/b6ScyGLkiq

[Jan Osei-Tutu @responsibleIP]

@design_law @Suffolk_Law Yay!! Congratulations!

[Jan Osei-Tutu @responsibleIP]

@aman_gebru Congratulations, Aman!

[Jan Osei-Tutu @responsibleIP]

@profabartow Wow. 🤦🏾‍♀️

[Jan Osei-Tutu @responsibleIP]

@Prof_Farley love it!

[Jan Osei-Tutu @responsibleIP]

#Walmart sure got slammed over the #Juneteenth ice cream. I get the capitalist instinct to commercialize holidays but promoting relevant black businesses would’ve been a more authentic move. #respect @jotkulture

[Ellevate Network @EllevateNtwk]

Walmart recalls ice cream commemorating Juneteenth after receiving a heavy backlash https://t.co/dljT1FfhV3

[Jan Osei-Tutu @responsibleIP]

@Morning_Joe @JoeNBC Thanks for your courage in speaking out about the power of the media and the destructive and divisive force that is FEAR. Fear provoking “Infotainment”is dangerous. We need more conservative public figures to speak out about like you just did.

[Jan Osei-Tutu @responsibleIP]

Love it! So well said @cdasay - not teaching does NOT mean “free time.” Glad it’s only your mother in law and not the whole family - as in my case😄!

[Clark Asay @cdasay]

Thread on what law professors do, for my mother-in-law, who every summer says something like, "wow, how nice! You have nothing to do now that you're not teaching." /1

[Christine Haight Farley @Prof_Farley]

The @USPTO is hiring Trademark Examining Attorneys
https://t.co/1fObP7gKgl

[Jan Osei-Tutu @responsibleIP]

Congratulations @raceip - well deserved! I had the honor of joining Dean Deidre Keller of @FAMULaw to comment on this book for a symposium hosted by @NewEngLRev This thoughtful book will generate important discussions on #race and #IntellectualProperty for years to come.

[Jan Osei-Tutu @responsibleIP]

@raceip Congratulations!

[Jan Osei-Tutu @responsibleIP]

@EU_Growth @EU_EISMEA @EU_CoR @EUinmyRegion @EU_IPO @Trade_EU @EU_ENV @EEN_EU @Clusters_EU Sounding familiar- like traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions #culturalIP

[tara houska ᔖᐳᐌᑴ @zhaabowekwe]

Cuz a bunch of kids in fringe chanting “scalp ‘em Indians, scalp ‘em” is honor, right?

And any Natives who attend @pngisd should prolly just accept their classmates dehumanizing them cuz “tradition”, right?

Shame on @DisneyParks hosting this. Nostalgic racism is RACISM.

[Open AIR @Afrinnovation]

Check out what Open AIR’s collaborator Prof Janewa Osei Tutu (@ResponsibleIP) has to say about a human development approach to Intellectual Property law, on page 640 of the 2021 award winning IPKat book of the year on Intellectual Property Research . https://t.co/4aTnfw2Buz