Research Fellow, Strathmore University Law School Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law (CIPIT)
Victor Nzomo is a qualified professional from Kenya interested in the intersections between intellectual property and emerging economic sectors such as IT, media, entertainment, e-commerce, renewable energy among many others.
Victor is Research Fellow at Strathmore University Law School’s Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law (CIPIT) working on the Open African Innovation Research (Open A.I.R) Project, and Public Lead for Creative Commons Kenya. He is a qualified Kenyan lawyer (“Advocate”) and registered Patent and Trademark Agent who has previously worked at World Intellectual Property Organization, Kenya Copyright Board and Music Copyright Society of Kenya. Victor holds a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) from the University of South Africa and a Master of Laws (LL.M) from the University of Nairobi.
His blog “IP Kenya” is regularly updated and widely recognized as one of the leading sources for African intellectual property news and analysis. He is also editor and contributor on Strathmore Law School’s award-winning “CIPIT blog” and Creative Commons Kenya’s “CC Kenya” blog.