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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Legislative Developments in Zimbabwe
In May 2006, it was widely reported in the media that the Zimbabwean parliament intended to come up with legislation to deal with cyber...
Zimbabwe: Innovate or starve, Piracy Forces Artists to the High Streets
A wave of piracy in Zimbabwe, buoyed by the economic collapse in the country, has seen popular musicians resorting to selling their works...
Zimbabwe: A Little Bit About Filing
Zimbabwe has become a popular destination for trade mark filings likely because it offers proprietors the chance to file national,...
Report on recent ARIPO patent drafting course in Zimbabwe
One of Rouse Africa's directors, Bastiaan Koster, was a lecturer at a patent drafting course for ARIPO members on 7-11 September 2015 in...
