New Rules for Trade Mark Renewals in Ethiopia to Take Effect Immediately
The Ethiopian Intellectual Property Office has issued a notice requiring trade mark proprietors whose trade marks are coming up for...
Uganda Signs in New Intellectual Property Law
In August 2013, Uganda passed the Industrial Property Bill. Over a year and a half later, the Bill has become the Industrial Property Act...
Kenya's IP Institute Releases Drafting instructions to Repeal Trade Marks Act Rules
The Kenyan Industrial property Institute (KIPI) together with its stakeholders made proposals to repeal the Trade Marks Act, Cap 506 of...
Sao Tome and Principe accedes to the Berne Convention
Joining a number of other African countries, Sao Tome and Principe also seems to be on the road to revamping its Intellectual Property...
African Mobile Phone Brand Mi-Fone Uses Trade Mark to Stop the Sale of Xiaomi's Mi 4 in Nigeria.
In November 2015 Xiaomi, the third largest smartphone brand in the world, announced their plans to sell their flagship smartphones in...
Zanzibar signs into law new IP Regulations
Zanzibar (a grouping of islands off the East African coast), as a semi-autonomous part of Tanzania, has recently promulgated the Zanzibar...
Chocolate not so sweet
Navendran “Novi” Naidoo, a rapper from the coastal city of Durban South Africa is making waves in South Africa by claiming that the...
Trade Mark Owners to Benefit from Egypt's New Rules for the Registration of Factories.
On 16 January 2016, the Egyptian Minister of Trade and Industry issued a decree relating to the registration of entities eligible to...
Ghana Partners with Switzerland to Strengthen its Intellectual Property System.
In a bid to improve its intellectual property (IP) system, the Ghanaian government in a joint venture with Switzerland recently launched...
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...
