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The Effect of New Tobacco Regulations on Trademarks

by Elizabeth Moturi The Tobacco Regulations 2014 which came into force in June 2015 require Graphic Health Warnings (GHWs) covering 30% front/50% back of main...

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Some Thoughts on Combating the Counterfeit Menace in Kenya

by Perpetua Mwangi It is said that the highest/greatest/sincerest form of flattery is imitation. Wanting to be like someone/something else indicates great admiration for that...

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An Intellectual Property Perspective of the Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2015 #GES2015Kenya

by Perpetua Mwangi In 2009, the President of the United States (POTUS) Barack Obama launched the first Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) aimed at bringing investors...

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Law Society of Kenya Code of Ethics and Conduct Must Address Social Media Use

Previously, this blogger has discussed here the Law Society’s enormous task of regulating online social networking by Advocates. In a recent notice to its membership,...

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Kenya Copyright Board Launches Online Registration System

Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) is calling on all musicians, innovators, developers, artists and creators of intellectual property (IP) to try out the automated online registration...

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Terms and Conditions Apply: Quick Thoughts on Online Protection of Privacy Rights in Kenya

By Perpetua Mwangi In 2013, when Snowden brought to the world’s attention how US government agencies had been accessing and analyzing personal information of both...

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Intellectual Property as a Business Asset: Need for IP Audits in Kenyan Enterprises

By Perpetua Mwangi Tangible assets have long been used to assess the value and determine the competitiveness of any enterprise in the market place. It...

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Wearable Technology and the Law of Privacy: The Case of Google Glass

by Wanjiku Karanja Wearable technology is rapidly making its way from the realms of science fiction to real life. From “smart watches” and “smart glasses”...

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Europe v. Facebook: Data Privacy, Social Media and the Law

by Wanjiku Karanja In 2011, Maximillian Schrems, an Austrian law student, during a semester abroad at Santa Clara University in Silicon Valley, wrote a paper...

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