Highlights from the 6th Session of the ARIPO Protocols Working Group (2017).
Claire Brown from Rouse Africa attended the sixth session of the ARIPO Protocols Working Group in Harare, Zimbabwe on 12 and 13 June. The...
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...
The Banjul Protocol on Marks
African economies are growing at an incredibly fast pace. It has been said that next destination for business and investment is Africa as...
ARIPO-ACS39: Proposed Amendments to the Banjul Protocol Approved.
The Banjul Protocol on Marks within the framework of the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) was adopted by ARIPO...
São Tomé and Principe - 10th Contracting Party to the Banjul Protocol
Sao Tome acceded to the Banjul Protocol on 27 November 2015. It will become a contracting state and eligible for designation as of 27...
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...
