Nigeria IP Updates - November
IPCOM Bill . The Industrial Property Commission (IPCOM) bill. has recently passed its second reading in the Nigerian Parliament . The...
Rouse Africa Attends OAPI Training in Yaounde, Cameroon.
Earlier this year, Rouse Africa’s Oswald Alembong attended the intermediate training course (formation intermédiaire en Propriété...
Lesotho Now Requires Applicants Using the Madrid System to File Applications in Lesotho, to Also Fil
Lesotho has notified the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) that it requires a Declaration of Intention to Use when Lesotho...
Nigeria's NAFDAC Submits proposal to Parliament Seeking Life Sentences for Convicted Counterfeit
The [Nigerian] National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) recently submitted a Bill to Parliament seeking to...
Kenya Has Launched Second Level Domain Name .ke (dot Ke)
On the 23rd of July, the Kenyan Domain Registry KeNIC launched the second level domain(SLD) .ke. The launch of the SLD comes after the...
Highlights from the 6th Session of the ARIPO Protocols Working Group (2017).
Claire Brown from Rouse Africa attended the sixth session of the ARIPO Protocols Working Group in Harare, Zimbabwe on 12 and 13 June. The...
Brand Owners for POLO (South Africa) File Action in Kenya Seeking to Reverse Registrar of Trade Mark
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Africa's Biggest Economic Partner = CHINA.
McKinsey & Company , a management consulting firm recently published its research on the growing relationship between China and Africa....
Africa Update - July
Mozambique's : IPI Increases Official Fees The Mozambique Industrial Property Institute (IPI) responsible for Trade mark and Patent...
South Africa’s “Much Improved” Copyright Amendment Bill Tabled in Parliament.
Amending the Copyright Act has long been on the horizon of South Africa's legal reform agenda and through the collective effort of...
