From 23 to 24 February 2023, WIPO, in collaboration with Uganda Registration Services Bureau and ARIPO, held a national workshop on intellectual property for small and medium enterprises in Uganda, Kampala. The aim of the workshop was to bring awareness to the...
Wilmer Resources Pte Limited (“the Applicant”), a company incorporated under the laws of Singapore, applied to register the trade mark TIFFANY in Tanzania in classes 3 and 5. The trade mark applications were opposed by Tiffany & Co. (“the Opponent”), the luxury...
From 20 February to 30 March 2023, Lesotho will be hosting a team of experts from the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). The visit is said to be for the purposes of providing technical assistance and support in the formulation of the country’s National...
From 22 February 2023, the official fees for patent examination increased from EGP 17,000 to EGP 25,000 in Egypt. A decree in this regard was published in the Official Gazette number 43 dated 21 February 2023 by the Patent Office. The fees increase follows a decision...
According to the published minutes of the meeting of the Council of Ministers that was held on 15 February 2023, the Minister of Industrial Development and Promotion of the Private Sector, submitted a draft decree approving the statutes of the Congolese Industrial...
On 23 to 24 February 2023, ARIPO (Africa Regional Intellectual Property Organisation) together with WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organisation), held a regional meeting on developing the Regional Technology and Innovation Support Centres (TISCs) Network, in...
New proposed Regulations for the Labelling and Advertising of Foodstuffs under the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972 have been published for commentary. Comments may be submitted by 30 April 2023. The draft regulations are considerably more extensive...
In line with developments in the market, new Advertising Regulations for Crypto Ads have been implemented. Notice of the prohibition of use of the CAPE FLORA logo mark, in terms of the Merchandise Marks Act, has been published for comment by 5 March 2023 and proposed...
Notice has been published in terms of Section 15(1) of the Merchandise Marks Act of 1941 proposing the prohibition of use of the CAPE FLORA logo, depicted below, or similar drawings, which might cause confusion with any trade, business, profession or occupation or...
A compulsory availability search is now conducted by the Sierra Leone Registry upon filing an application for a trade mark. Compulsory availability search There have been changes in the administrative processes at the Sierra Leone Registry, one of which is that, upon...
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