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#CAExp: Communications Authority of Kenya Sets Record Straight on #DigitalMigration

Since our last update on #DigitalMigration here, the so-called “Analogue 3” namely Nation Media Group, Royal Media Services and Standard Group have pulled their television...

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February 2015: Intellectual Property Month in Review

This past month, most of the intellectual property (IP) law related developments have been in the area of trade marks. The most significant development was...

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Vote for CIPIT in the Best Education Blog Category – 2015 Kenyan Blog Awards!

We are pleased to announce that this blog (Strathmore Law School’s CIPIT Law Blog) has been nominated in the Best Education Blog Category of the...

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IP Picture of the Day: Registered Trade Mark?

After getting a close-up of the picture above, several thoughts come rushing to mind. The writing on this exhauster services tanker reads “Trade Mark (R)”...

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IPCheckin Inaugural 2015 Edition: Reflections of 2014

This blogger is pleased to learn that the monthly intellectual property (IP) discussion forum “IPCheckin” is back with its inaugural edition of 2015 graciously hosted...

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#iFreeKE: State of Social Media Freedom in Kenya

This year, Kenya joined the rest of the world to mark #InternetFreedomDay amidst increased cases of criminal prosecutions and civil litigation against social media users...

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#DigitalMigration Update: Post-Advert Action and Lingering Copyright Issues

In the January 2015 update on #DigitalMigration, we focused on a controversial television (TV) infomercial by Royal Media Services (RMS), Nation Media Group (NMG) and...

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Lessons From First Ever United Nations Social Media Day – January 30, 2015

On January 30, 2015, the first ever UN Social Media Day (#SocialUN) was held at the United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York. The Panel...

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January 2015: Social Media & IP Month in Review

This past month, most of the main intellectual property (IP) stories making news happened to have a corresponding twitter hashtag. As an enthusiast of both...

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