CIPIT Hosts Novel Moot Court Competition on IT Law in East Africa
CIPIT’s bi-annual moot competition aims to be innovative and to attract teams from across East Africa, and the 2018 edition was no exception. This year’s edition was particularly significant being the first moot in Sub-Saharan Africa to focus on Information…
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Book 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...
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The editors of Digital Kenya: An Entrepreneurial Revolution in the Making describe it as a ‘book of arguments and ideas’ and this blogger agrees with...
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Towards the end of 2016, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg visited tech hubs in Kenya and Nigeria during his first trip to Africa and...
Read MoreTowards a Tripartite Free Trade Area Protocol on Intellectual Property
On 10 June 2015, the Agreement establishing a Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) was signed in Egypt bringing together 26 African countries from three major...
Read MoreAsking the Right Questions: Comment on Kenyan Message to WIPO Inventors Assistance Program by IP Watch
In a recent article by IP Watch titled: “Message To WIPO: Here’s The Assistance We African Inventors Really Need”, a selection of local inventors in...
Read More2nd OpenAIR East Africa Distinguished Speaker Series: Dr. Henry Mutai “Intellectual Property Rights Promotion and Protection under the Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA): Proposals for an Intellectual Property Protocol”
What is the relationship between regional integration and promotion of intellectual property rights? What intellectual property conflicts, if any, arise when regional economic bodies come...
Read MoreOpen AIR East Africa Inaugural Distinguished Speaker Series: Dr. Anthony Kakooza “Dealing with Trans-Border Quasi-Intellectual Property"
In October 2010, Yoweri Museveni, the President of Uganda recorded a rap song titled: “Do You Want Another Rap?” as part of his re-election campaign...
Read MoreRecap of the 13th WIPO-WTO Colloquium for Teachers of Intellectual Property
I am beyond thankful for the scholarship opportunity that I received to participate in the 13th WIPO-WTO Colloquium for Teachers of Intellectual Property held at...
Read MoreOpen Innovation in Africa: A Recipe for Death of Tech Start-ups?
The world today is flooded with good ideas. Some come from large, mature, well-organized companies. Some come from basement startups. Many are innovative. Some are...
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