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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The Proposed Kenya Association of Intellectual Property Professionals (KAIPP)
CIPIT is pleased to invite you all to a stakeholders meeting on the proposed creation of an Intellectual Property (IP) association for Practitioners in Kenya,...
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Recently, the people of Zimbabwe went to the polls in a referendum vote for the acceptance or rejection of a draft new Constitution to replace...
Read MoreCreative Commons Kenya “School of Open” Launch
CIPIT, as the Public Lead for Creative Commons Kenya, is pleased to invite you all to the Creative Commons “School of Open” Launch set to...
Read MoreOpen Letter to PIIPA on Puzzling Pro-Bono Assistance Request
Dear PIIPA, We refer to your recent request for pro-bono assistance referenced as “Case 168 – Trademark Infringement in Kenya – Off-grid lighting product”. This...
Read MoreCreative Commons Kenya Celebrates #cc10 in Style
After being named Public Lead for the newly launched Creative Commons Kenya project, CIPIT’s first order of business was to throw a fitting birthday party...
Read MoreWeekly Recap of Intellectual Property News from Africa and Beyond
The last month of the year is finally here! In the course of December, CIPIT will publish a special post of the top IP stories...
Read MoreCIPIT to Lead Kenya in Celebrating 10 years of Creative Commons
This December, Kenya will join the rest of the world in celebrating ten years of the creative commons (CC) movement. This event will be held...
Read MoreCIPIT is the Open AIR East Africa Hub!
“Establishing an OpenAIR hub will help Kenya position itself as the leading East African nation in terms of IP activities. In a world where IP...
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