Kenya Has Launched Second Level Domain Name .ke (dot Ke)
On the 23rd of July, the Kenyan Domain Registry KeNIC launched the second level domain(SLD) .ke. The launch of the SLD comes after the...
Notable amendments to Kenyan Patent Legislation.
The Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Bill 2016 was published in Kenya Gazette Supplement No. 185 (National Assembly Bills...
Plant breeders’ rights in Kenya
Kenya is estimated to have a population of approximately 40 million people, of which an estimated 75% make their living from the...
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...
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...
Protection for Oral Literature in Kenya’s Proposed Traditional Knowledge Bill
Discussions around oral literature in Africa in most cases refer to the African cultural tradition of transmitting culture from one...
Are African copyright laws primed to deal with the growth of advertising and media in the digital sp
PWC has recently released its report on the entertainment and media outlook for 2015 through to 2019 for South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya....
Kenya to Lift Ban on GMO’s
Despite the concerns of smallholder farmers and anti GMO campaigners, Kenya is set to lift its 2012 ban on genetically modified organisms...
Tackling Online Piracy through ISP Blocking Law: The Draft Amendments to the Kenyan Copyright Act 20
The Communication Authority along with The Kenya Copyright Board recently made public a proposal to hold Internet Service Providers ISP’s...
ARIPO v National Courts
Two cases in Kenya illustrate the difficulties countries face handling ARIPO patents. (See here for details about ARIPO.) The fundamental...
