Anti-counterfeit review meeting fails to reach a consensus on protecting intellectual property and public health
Towards the tail end of last month, a crucial meeting was convened by the Anti-Counterfeit Agency (ACA) to review the Anti-Counterfeiting Act of 2008 (the...
Read MoreA Kenyan Perspective of South Africa’s Draft National Policy on Intellectual Property
As many IP enthusiasts may have heard, South Africa has published a Draft National Policy on Intellectual Property (IP) (hereafter the Policy). Within the Kenyan...
Read MoreTowards a Legislative Framework for Intellectual Property from Publicly Funded Research and Development in Kenya
“Every Kenyan is an inventor.” – Anon. With the enactment of the Science, Technology and Innovation (ST&I) Act 2013 (discussed by this blogger here), it...
Read MoreQOTD: Do You Own the Rights to Artistic Works Purchased at the Maasai Market?
The “Maasai market” (not represented here) is an open-air market where shoppers can find curios, paintings, drawings, clothes and fabrics with Kenyan prints, jewellery and...
Read MoreIntellectual Property and Public Events: Rights of Organisers, Participants and Third Parties
I am hesitant to believe the Defendants’ argument on the issue of intellectual property rights to the event since the traditional common law view that...
Read MoreMaasai Take Back Their Brand, San and Khoi Ink Benefit Sharing Deal
The Atlantic published an article titled: “The Maasai People Take Back Their Brand” in which it highlights the efforts of UK-based non-profit Light Years IP...
Read MoreThe Elephant in the Room: Are the Save Our Heritage Campaign Posters an Infringement of Trade Marks?
On August 12, 2012, the inaugural World Elephant Day was launched to bring attention to the urgent plight of Asian and African elephants. The escalation...
Read MoreKenya Copyright Board and Collecting Societies: Myths and Facts
The subject of this article is to critically analyse some of the questionable statements made by KECOBO in the latest edition of its newsletter, “Copyright...
Read MoreComparing Apples and Oranges: Faulu Kenya on Shaky Ground in Intellectual Property Suit Against Safaricom
It was naive of the Plaintiff [Faulu Kenya] to suggest that it was the only entity to recognise the potential of the mobile phone platform...
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