

Nigeria IP Updates - November
IPCOM Bill . The Industrial Property Commission (IPCOM) bill. has recently passed its second reading in the Nigerian Parliament . The...


Lesotho Now Requires Applicants Using the Madrid System to File Applications in Lesotho, to Also Fil
Lesotho has notified the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) that it requires a Declaration of Intention to Use when Lesotho...


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)...


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...


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...


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...

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)...

OAPI Makes Moves to Implement Singapore Treaty.
On 19 October 2016 a meeting was held between the executive management of the OAPI Registry and its registered agents. The meeting dealt...


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 tops the list of clients most filed-in Jurisdiction in Africa 2016.
Nigeria is consistently at the top of our list of most filed-in jurisdictions for our clients filing in Africa as it hosts one of the...