Blogging and censorship
As defined in our earlier post, blogging is part of web content that allows people to create their own content and interact with content from others. Censorship places limits on the ideas that can be shared as part of that…
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Open AIR Research into the Maker Movement in Africa
A “Maker space” is a collective organization that maintains a workshop for individual tinkering, social learning, and group collaboration on creative and technical projects, generally...
Read MoreARIPO Contemplates Voluntary Copyright Registration and Notification System in Member States
During the 25th Administrative Council Session held in Accra, Ghana in November 2001 the Republic of Malawi made a proposal to extend the mandate of...
Read More2017 International Intellectual Property Index: The Roots of Innovation
On February 8, US-based Global Intellectual Property Center (GIPC) released the fifth edition of the U.S. Chamber International Intellectual Property (IP) Index, “The Roots of...
Read MoreWorld Intellectual Property Day 2017 Theme: “Innovation – Improving Lives”
As readers of this blog may already know, on April 26th every year, the World Intellectual Property Day is celebrated with the purpose of “learning...
Read MoreA New Look at High Tech Hubs in the 'Digital Savannah': Part 1
Toward the end of 2016, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg visited tech hubs in Kenya and Nigeria. During this, he remarked: “The future will...
Read More41,320 Reasons to Use CIPIT Trademark Database in Kenya
Last year we launched our Trade Marks (TM) Database – a groundbreaking web-based portal for conducting free searches of recent trade mark applications advertised by...
Read MoreBook Review: “A Kenyan Startup Journey: My 10 Key Lessons” by Hilda Moraa
It was a tough journey I must say, though there were moments of joy too, and all that contributed to what we learnt as a...
Read MoreDeep Heat in Image Rights Suit from Kenyan Athlete: Joseph Kibunja v. Rohto Mentholatum & Harleys
According to media reports, the latest image rights suit involves Joseph Kibunja, an athlete and guide for well-known Kenyan Paralympian Henry Wanyoike. The suit filed...
Read MoreMombasa Court Clarifies Collective Administration of Copyright and Related Rights in Kenya
In a recently reported judgment in the case of Michael Branham Katana t/a Harsutak Bar & 4 others v Kenya Association of Music Producers (KAMP)...
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