Madrid is here to stay-embrace it! (Part 1)
One of the major talking points at last years INTA Building Africa with Brands conference held in Cape Town, South Africa was Madrid in...
Tunisia Ratifies the Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances
Tunisia, which was one of the countries that signed the Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances when it was adopted on 26 June 2012,...
New countries posed to join ARIPO for trade marks
Mozambique and Zambia are expected to accede to the Banjul Protocol, the international treaty making provision for the registration 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...
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...
South African court sets royalty rates for playing copyrighted music in retail outlets
South African court sets royalty rates for playing copyrighted music in retail outlets: In a case decided in November 2015 in the South...
OAPI accedes to the Singapore Treaty
The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) has issued a notification that the African Intellectual Property Organisation (OAPI)...
Key Themes and Drivers for Africa in 2016
NKC African Economics, a South African company of which the majority shareholder is independent global advisory firm Oxford Economics,...
Libyan Trade Mark Office Sets December 31st Deadline For Late Renewal of Trade Marks.
Rouse Africa has become aware of an informal, verbal notice that appears to have been released by the Libyan Trade Marks Office (LTMO)...
Use or Intention to Use for the Purpose of Filing Trade Mark Applications in Namibia and ARIPO
One of the most basic principles relating to trade marks is use: a trade mark is anything that is used or intended to be used to...
