CIPIT Launches Trade Marks Database
Recently we launched our Trade Marks (TM) Database – a groundbreaking web-based portal for conducting free searches of recent trade mark applications advertised by Kenya Industrial Property Institute...
Read MoreCC Kenya Community Targets 200 New Members in One Year
Creative Commons (CC) is a US-based non-profit organization that has created a set of licenses that help content owners legally share their knowledge and creativity...
Read MoreRecap of the 13th WIPO-WTO Colloquium for Teachers of Intellectual Property
I am beyond thankful for the scholarship opportunity that I received to participate in the 13th WIPO-WTO Colloquium for Teachers of Intellectual Property held at...
Read MoreRecap of Strathmore Intellectual Property Moot Competition 2016
As readers know, we hosted the 2nd Biennial Strathmore Intellectual Property (IP) Moot Competition 2016 which took place between 8th and 9th July 2016 at...
Read MoreOn Low Levels of Awareness on Counterfeits and Intellectual Property Rights in Kenya
According to a recent article in the Business Daily published here, 80 per cent of electronics sold in the country and 34 per cent of...
Read MoreAlternative Dispute Resolution in Global Technology Transactions
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Arbitration and Mediation Center facilitates the resolution of commercial disputes between private parties involving intellectual property (IP) and technology,...
Read MoreAwaiting Ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty
The Republic of Kenya joined the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in 1971. Kenya acceded to the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and...
Read MoreLessons on Brand Strategy and Intellectual Property Management from Nestlé
This blogger is grateful to the organisers of the 13th WIPO-WTO Colloquium for arranging a study trip to Nestlé to learn first-hand how multinationals use...
Read MoreNew Developments under the Lisbon System for Protection of Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications
Distinctive signs that indicate geographic origin were the earliest types of trademark in the sale of pre -industrial products such as minerals, simple manufactured goods...
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