On 25 September 2018, the World Intellectual Property Organisation reported that Malawi deposited its instrument of accession to the Madrid Protocol. This makes Malawi the 102nd member of the Madrid System.
A week-long patent drafting course was held at the headquarters of the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO), in cooperation with the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) and the Japanese Patent Office.
Although no express provision is made for the protection of well-known marks in the Angolan Industrial Property Act, 3/92 of 1992, well-known marks are in fact afforded some protection in Angola. In practice, the Registrar will refuse or annul a trade mark if it...
In Style Industries Limited v Sana Industries Co. Limited 2018 eKLR, the Plaintiff, Style Industries, sought an interim interdict and an Anton Piller order against the Defendant, Sana Industries, a long-time competitor of the Plaintiff. Both parties trade in relation...
In Incognito Productions Limited & another v Nation Media Group 2018 eKLR, the Plaintiffs sought an interim interdict against the Defendant restraining the unauthorised use of its intellectual property. The parties had a business relationship dating back to 2005...
Protected geographical indications. Which products to select? This question was at the centre of a seminar held recently at the headquarters of OAPI. The meeting chaired by Mr. Denis Bohoussou, DG for OAPI, and led by Mr. Philippe Pedelahore technical assistant of the...
On 28 June 2018, Zimbabwe launched its first ever National Intellectual Property Policy and Implementation Strategy (“the Policy”). This Policy was drafted with assistance from WIPO and involved interface meetings and workshops with various stakeholders.
The Republic of Tunisia and the Federal Republic of Somalia were admitted as members of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) during the COMESA Heads of States and Governments Summit held on 18 and 19 July 2018 in Lusaka, Zambia. COMESA now has 21...
The name change from Swaziland to eSwatini has been made official by Legal Notice No. 80 of 2018 published in the Gazette of 11 May 2018. However, the validity of the name change has now been challenged by the Institute for Democracy and Leadership in Swaziland.
In an ongoing copyright dispute over a music application in Kenya - Evans Gikunda vs Patrick Quarcoo & Two Others - the Plaintiff is seeking an interdict for infringement of his intellectual property, damages and an order directing the Defendants to disclose their...
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