Gambia Publishes Missing Trade Mark Journals
The Gambian Intellectual Property Office has released 11 trade mark journals ranging in dates from 1993 to 2015. The journals were...
MTN Ripping Off Composers Royally ?
The Composers, Authors and Publishers Association (CAPASSO) has recently alleged that mobile network provider MTN owes almost R1 million...
IP Crime Unit in Zambia
At the 10th Session of the WIPO Advisory Committee on Enforcement held in November 2015. The deputy Commissioner of the Zambia Police...
Validity of Selection Patents in South Africa
In a recent decision by the Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa, the court looked at the requirements of disclosure for the purpose...
Invalidation and Opposition Hearings Temporarily Suspended in Botswana
Invalidation and opposition hearings for trade marks have been temporarily suspended in Botswana due to a human resource shortaged in the...
New IP Code for Mozambique
On December 31st the official gazette of Mozambique published the decree of the Council of Ministers approving a new intellectual...
Protection for Oral Literature in Kenya’s Proposed Traditional Knowledge Bill
Discussions around oral literature in Africa in most cases refer to the African cultural tradition of transmitting culture from one...
ARIPO-ACS39: The Proposed Road Map for the Arusha Protocol on the Protection of New Plant Varieties
On July 6 2015 a new protocol for the protection of new varieties of plants was adopted at an ARIPO Diplomatic conference in Arusha,...
Burundi Accedes to the Berne Convention and WIPO Copyright Treaty
It appears that the Republic of Burundi is starting to settle back into the normal course of business after the recent political unrest...
OAPI Suspends Agents Opposed to Madrid Accession
Following the initial controversy that surrounded OAPI’s accession to the Madrid protocol and threats to withdraw accreditation for...
