Kenya
Inventa International
In a special edition of the Industrial Property Journal, the Industrial Property Institute of Kenya (KIPI) has stated that as of 15 February 2021 it will now publicly notify trademark owners that have not ...
Adams & Adams
Recently, the Arbitration Tribunal ("the Tribunal") in Kenya adjudicated a dispute concerning the domain name bluehost.co.ke.
Bowmans
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread rapidly across the globe and claim numerous lives, health
care systems of countries are coming under severe pressure.
Inventa International
Protecting trademarks should be a priority when starting a new business.
Adams & Adams
In a recent appeal to the High Court in Kenya concerning the THERMOS trade mark, the question whether the Registrar of Trade Marks
Bowmans
Recently, the Communications Authority of Kenya ("Authority") and the Kenya Copyright Board ("KECOBO") published a joint notice compelling broadcast service providers and telecommunications content
Adams & Adams
The Kenyan Copyright Amendment Act of 2019 came into effect on 2 October 2019, repealing and amending various sections of the Copyright Act 12 of 2001 (Chapter 130).
Bowmans
Intellectual Property rights (IP rights) are a form of property granted through trademarks, patents, industrial designs, copyrights and geographical indications, among others, that enable the owner to
Anjarwalla & Khanna
In an organisation where employees are involved in generating creative or innovative work outputs such as software solutions, apps or designs concepts, would they be entitled to ownership of such work if they were to make claims?
Adams & Adams
The Kenya Industrial Property Institute (KIPI) relocated to its new offices at the junction of Musa Gitau Road & Kabarisan Avenue on 2 January 2018.
Adams & Adams
In Fibrelink Limited v Star Television Productions Limited, the High Court of Kenya heard an appeal against an earlier decision of the Registrar of Trade Marks in an opposition by the Respondent against the ...
Inventa International
The Authorities of Kenya have published, on April 10th 2018, The Statue Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill, 2018, a legislation for the amendments of several laws, in which the Industrial Property Act, 2001 (No. 3 of 2001), ...
ENSafrica
Brand owners should take note of the launch of .ke, the internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Kenya on 23 July 2017.
TripleOKLaw
Willis Werimo, Partner and Head of the Intellectual Property (IP) department at TRIPLEOKLAW advises businesses and particularly technology start-ups that it is a good idea to protect your brand from the get go.
Saifam Limited Intellectual Property Services (Saifam IP)
Stiff penalties await dealers in counterfeit goods in Kenya once a new law on counterfeits is enacted.