

One Day Left for .africa Sunrise Phase Registrations.
Rights holders have one day left to apply for a .africa domain name during the Sunrise Phase of the .africa top-level domain (TLD)...


INTA Update: Breakfast Discussion on Hot Topics in Africa
Barcelona 2017: Maura Canavan of Rouse Africa moderated an interesting and lively discussion on hot IP topics in Africa yesterday...


Reflections on the Africa INTA Conference as INTA Barcelona Draws Near.
Last year Rouse Africa attended the first INTA conference held on the Continent. The 2 day meeting was held in Cape Town South Africa and...


Nigerian Registry Releases New Trade Mark Journal.
On Wednesday 3 May 2017, the Nigeria Trademark Registry released a new trademark journal, Vol 1, No. 1. 2nd May 2017. This is the first...

Madrid is here to stay-embrace it! (Part 2)
Following on from Part 1 of the Madrid is here to stay post, part 2 of this series delves into one the questions that clients frequently...


Launch of internet Domain .africa
From Tuesday, 4 April 2017, trademark owners who have validated their trademarks will be able to register matching domain names with the...


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...


Rouse Africa Takes Home "The Africa-Firm to Watch" Award at Global IP Awards Ceremony.
Last night Rouse Africa took home the Africa - Firm to Watch award at the annual Managing IP Global Awards ceremony . The awards were...


Rouse Africa Shortlisted for Global Award!
Rouse Africa has been shortlisted for one of Managing Intellectual Property’s (MIP) 2017 Global Awards “Africa Firm to Watch”. Being...


Notable amendments to Kenyan Patent Legislation.
The Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Bill 2016 was published in Kenya Gazette Supplement No. 185 (National Assembly Bills...