A digital infrastructure for African intellectual assets
Intellectual property is part of Africa's emerging continental market. ACE provides a structured digital pathway for identifying, documenting, protecting, licensing and connecting African intellectual assets, knowledge, creativity and technology.
Four connected pathways. Each is a full destination on ACE. Use them in any order — they are designed to work together.
Create a structured ACE record for your intellectual asset.
Organise ownership, documents, evidence, rights and IP portfolio information.
ACE supports preparation, documentation and management. Legal protection and statutory registration remain with the competent authorities.
Protect & Manage → 03 · LicenseMake your intellectual asset available for authorised use.
Find users, buyers, investors, manufacturers, research partners and commercial partners for intellectual assets.
A structured pathway from registration to commercialisation. Enter at any stage.
ACE is an independent platform. ACE does not grant patents, trademarks, copyright or other statutory intellectual property rights. Legal IP rights remain with the competent national, regional or international authorities. ACE provides a digital registration, documentation, provenance and connection layer that works alongside and empowers the existing IP system.