Amendments to the Harare Protocol from the Fortieth Session of ARIPO’s Administrative Council Meetin
The Fortieth Session of ARIPO’s Administrative Council meeting was held in the second week of December, 2016 in Harare Zimbabwe. ARIPO’s Administrative Council meeting brings together heads and representatives of the organisation’s 19 member state IP offices. The Administrative Council meeting is held annually and is responsible for recommending policies to the Council of Ministers (Ministers from member states who approve recommendations) and reviewing the implementation of those policies by the ARIPO Secretariat. In attendance was Rouse Africa’s Gunther Roland and Claire Brown. As Rouse Africa's ARIPO Agent and Patent Attorney, Gunther was at the meeting for the second time and took a keen
Last night Rouse Africa took home the Africa - Firm to Watch award at the annual Managing IP Global Awards ceremony . The awards were announced at a ceremony at London’s Savoy Hotel on Thursday 9 March 2017. Director, Maura Canavan, attended the ceremony in London and picked up the award on behalf of Rouse Africa. This is a first award for Rouse Africa and we are delighted that it has been recognised as the African firm to watch on such a prestigious global platform. Having only been established in 2015, Rouse Africa is delighted with the recognition. Congratulations Rouse Africa!
Rouse Africa has been shortlisted for one of Managing Intellectual Property’s (MIP) 2017 Global Awards “Africa Firm to Watch”. Being nominated in this category is a great result and reflects Rouse Africa’s growth since it was launched in 2015. The winner of this category will be announced at the awards ceremony at London's Savoy Hotel on 9 March, which Rouse Africa director Maura Canavan will be attending. MIP positions itself as the leading source of news and analysis on intellectual property developments worldwide. They also promise that the 12th Annual Global IP Awards will provide an unrivaled opportunity for the leading IP firms and their clients from around the world to come together i
