The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA-Kenya), in collaboration with Kenya Industrial Property Institute organized a one day workshop of on the policy options on the review of Article 27.3 (b) of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) Agreement of the World Trade Organization (WTO) on 30th May 2007. The review of this article is an important subject for trade negotiations and NGOs activists both in the South and North. The ownership of plants, animals and micro-organisms, and hence Kenya’s national and household food security, health and trade will be affected by the decisions on the Article