Posts Tagged: Intellectual Property

Insights, analysis, and commentary on intellectual property, information technology law, and digital policy in Africa, filtered by the topic "Intellectual Property".


State Surveillance, Mixed Signals and Seven Years in Jail: Thoughts on Cybersecurity Regulations 2016 by Communications Authority

Late last year, the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) published six Draft Kenya Information and Communications Regulations inviting stakeholders and members of the public to...

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Libraries, CIPIT and Safaricom Views on Intermediary Liability for Copyright Infringement

As many readers may know, there are currently no provisions under the Laws of Kenya that specially address the issue of intermediary liability. There are...

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Recap of 2015 4th Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest

In the midst of two decades of TRIPs and three decades of openness, 400+ delegates from over 50 countries, ranging from established academics to activists...

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Art Heist for Good or Blatant theft of Kibera’s Art?

‘I think the community can benefit from what we’re doing. It didn’t feel like they cared about the art. They have nowhere to pee, they...

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Recap of IPCheckin October 2015: Section 40D of the Trade Marks Act

“IP Check-In” (Follow @IPCheckin on twitter) is a vibrant group of Intellectual Property (IP) enthusiasts in Kenya who meet at Strathmore University Law School on...

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Application of Bitcoin Technology in Protection of Digital Intellectual Property

by Wanjiku Karanja The turn of the 21st century saw the creation and use of digital currencies i.e. internet based mediums of exchange that allow...

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#CAExp: Communications Authority of Kenya Sets Record Straight on #DigitalMigration

Since our last update on #DigitalMigration here, the so-called “Analogue 3” namely Nation Media Group, Royal Media Services and Standard Group have pulled their television...

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February 2015: Intellectual Property Month in Review

This past month, most of the intellectual property (IP) law related developments have been in the area of trade marks. The most significant development was...

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January 2015: Social Media & IP Month in Review

This past month, most of the main intellectual property (IP) stories making news happened to have a corresponding twitter hashtag. As an enthusiast of both...

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