The Kenya Intellectual Property Bill 2020: An Open Public Participation Call
From the Preamble, it is a ‘Bill for AN ACT of Parliament to consolidate the laws relating to intellectual property, to provide for the establishment of the Intellectual Property Office of Kenya; to provide for its functions, organisation and administration;…
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New Report: Biometric Technology, Elections, And Privacy in Kenya
When biometric technologies are adopted in the absence of a strong legal framework and strict safeguards, they pose significant threats to privacy and personal security,...
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Celebrating Trailblazing Kenyan Women in Innovation and Creativity: World Intellectual Property Day 2018
The theme for this year’s World Intellectual Property (WIP) Day on 26 April is ‘Powering change: Women in innovation and creativity’. According to the World...
Read MoreApply for the Open AIR QES Fellowship at Strathmore
The Open African Innovation Research (Open AIR) network has received funding from the Canadian Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Advanced Scholars Program (QES) to create...
Read MoreLaunch of Master of Laws in Intellectual Property with CIPIT
Editor’s Note: In case you missed it, the full video of the Master of Laws (LLM) launch ceremeny at Strathmore Law School is available on...
Read More#CIPITat5: CIPIT Turns 5 Years Old!
5 years later, CIPIT remains the only University-based research centre on intellectual property and information technology law anywhere in East and Central Africa. CIPIT’s Mission...
Read MoreNew CIPIT Research: An Assessment of the Evolution of Kenya's ICT Law and Policy Framework
An article by CIPIT researchers Dr. Isaac Rutenberg, Douglas Gichuki and Arthur Gwagwa titled: “Historical Antecedents and Paradoxes that Shaped Kenya’s Contemporary Information and Communication...
Read MoreBook Review: Property Law by Strathmore Law School Authors
We are pleased to announce that three of our Strathmore Law School colleagues, Francis Kariuki, Smith Ouma and Raphael Ng’etich have just completed a new book...
Read MoreVote for CIPIT in the 2017 Kenyan Blog Awards – Best Education Blog Category!
Please VOTE for the CIPIT Blog by clicking here – then scrolling down to 14(a) to select our blog URL and then clicking ‘Submit’ at the end. Your vote...
Read MoreCIPIT Research Reveals Evidence of Internet Traffic Tampering in Kenya: The Case of Safaricom’s Network
CIPIT has been conducting network measurements on Kenyan Internet Service Providers (ISPs) since June 2016 using assorted techniques. Between 6 – 10 February 2017, the...
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