Patent protection and foreign direct investment in Uganda's mining sector: a legal analysis of intellectual property as an investment incentive

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dc.contributor.advisorTong, Lee-Ann
dc.contributor.authorNtambi, Blair
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-16T13:28:02Z
dc.date.available2026-01-16T13:28:02Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.date.updated2026-01-15T07:36:51Z
dc.description.abstractA conducive legal environment is a major attraction of foreign investment into a country. When potential investors are making investment decisions, they meticulously examine the laws and policies tailored by the host country to protect and manage their business assets, among other things. Examples of such laws include intellectual property laws that are categorised based on the specific intellectual rights associated with the technological innovations that the investor intends to employ in the host state. This thesis delves into Uganda's patent law ecosystem, specifically exploring how it can be strategically leveraged, by way of packaging it as an investment incentive, to attract greater foreign direct investment (FDI) in the country's mining sector. The country's mining sector is characterised by its intensive requirement for both capital and technological expertise. In so doing, the thesis makes the case that whereas tax incentives are often welcomed by foreign investors, those in technology-intensive sectors, such as mining, seek more comprehensive legal safeguards. Robust legal regimes, particularly patent regimes, are highly attractive as they shield investors' technological assets from misappropriation and infringement.
dc.identifier.apacitationNtambi, B. (2025). <i>Patent protection and foreign direct investment in Uganda's mining sector: a legal analysis of intellectual property as an investment incentive</i>. (). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Centre for Law and Society. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42594en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationNtambi, Blair. <i>"Patent protection and foreign direct investment in Uganda's mining sector: a legal analysis of intellectual property as an investment incentive."</i> ., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Centre for Law and Society, 2025. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42594en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationNtambi, B. 2025. Patent protection and foreign direct investment in Uganda's mining sector: a legal analysis of intellectual property as an investment incentive. . University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Centre for Law and Society. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42594en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Ntambi, Blair AB - A conducive legal environment is a major attraction of foreign investment into a country. When potential investors are making investment decisions, they meticulously examine the laws and policies tailored by the host country to protect and manage their business assets, among other things. Examples of such laws include intellectual property laws that are categorised based on the specific intellectual rights associated with the technological innovations that the investor intends to employ in the host state. This thesis delves into Uganda's patent law ecosystem, specifically exploring how it can be strategically leveraged, by way of packaging it as an investment incentive, to attract greater foreign direct investment (FDI) in the country's mining sector. The country's mining sector is characterised by its intensive requirement for both capital and technological expertise. In so doing, the thesis makes the case that whereas tax incentives are often welcomed by foreign investors, those in technology-intensive sectors, such as mining, seek more comprehensive legal safeguards. Robust legal regimes, particularly patent regimes, are highly attractive as they shield investors' technological assets from misappropriation and infringement. DA - 2025 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Patent protection KW - Uganda KW - Mining KW - Intellectual property LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2025 T1 - Patent protection and foreign direct investment in Uganda's mining sector: a legal analysis of intellectual property as an investment incentive TI - Patent protection and foreign direct investment in Uganda's mining sector: a legal analysis of intellectual property as an investment incentive UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42594 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/42594
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationNtambi B. Patent protection and foreign direct investment in Uganda's mining sector: a legal analysis of intellectual property as an investment incentive. []. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Centre for Law and Society, 2025 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42594en_ZA
dc.language.isoen
dc.language.rfc3066eng
dc.publisher.departmentCentre for Law and Society
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Law
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subjectPatent protection
dc.subjectUganda
dc.subjectMining
dc.subjectIntellectual property
dc.titlePatent protection and foreign direct investment in Uganda's mining sector: a legal analysis of intellectual property as an investment incentive
dc.typeThesis / Dissertation
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
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