
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...

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...


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...

Rouse Africa Attends 40th ARIPO Administrative Council Meeting in Harare Zimbabwe.
Rouse Africa's Gunther Roland and Claire Brown will be in Harare, Zimbabwe to attend the 40th session of the ARIPO Administrative...

Rouse Africa Visits OAPI.
Representatives of Rouse Africa, Maura Canavan and Claire Brown visited the OAPI headquarters office in Yaounde, Cameroon last month....

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...