1 JULY 2022 DEADLINE FOR MANDATORY RECORDING OF IP RIGHTS ON ALL GOODS IMPORTED INTO KENYA
Kenya’s Anti-Counterfeit Authority has made it compulsory to record IP rights on all imported goods (not services) in Kenya by no later than 1 July 2022. The public notice published on 26 April 2022 required these rights to be recorded on the Anti-Counterfeit Authority Integrated Management System. Failure to comply will constitute an offence. However, mandatory recording will mean strengthened protection against counterfeiting for those goods once the rights are recorded.
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Source: DEADLINE FOR MANDATORY RECORDATION OF IP RIGHTS SET AS 1ST JULY 2022 – Adams & Adams
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