Nigeria's NAFDAC Submits proposal to Parliament Seeking Life Sentences for Convicted Counterfeit
The [Nigerian] National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) recently submitted a Bill to Parliament seeking to...
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...
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...
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 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...
Mozambique Now Requires Rights Holders to File a Further Declaration of Intention To Use, for Trade
The trade mark office in Mozambique has recently made it a requirement for rights holders, holding International Registrations (IR)...
Ghana IP Registry Closed Due to Strike Action (update)
The Ghana Intellectual Property Registry staff as members of the Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOSSAG) began a nationwide...
Nigeria and Algeria to host Africa's first regional WIPO office
The bid to host the first Africa Regional Office of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), has been won by Nigeria and...
Marks Designating Botswana under the Madrid System Published
The Registrar of the Botswana Trade Mark Office has commenced the arduous task of publishing the marks filed and designated to Botswana...
