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PROTECT AND COMMERCIALIZE YOUR KNOW-HOW

by Chebet Koros A tech invention may be protected through a patent, trade secret or know-how. In most cases, this innovation is first kept a...

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CIPIT Hosts Novel Moot Court Competition on IT Law in East Africa

CIPIT’s bi-annual moot competition aims to be innovative and to attract teams from across East Africa, and the 2018 edition was no exception. This year’s...

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Developing a Career in Intellectual Property & IT Law

Guest post by Lucy Wyndham As the global digital sphere expands, so too do intellectual property infractions. Brand power is more accentuated than ever, leading...

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THE CIPIT MOOT 2018

The Matter of Mangala & WAP -vs- The Guacamole Republic of Avocado (GRA) As promised, here is the account of the recently concluded CIPIT ICT...

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Experiences during the 2018 CIPIT Moot

By Kanyangi Esther Nyachia, Kanyangi Leah Aoko and Jackline Chepng'eno Sang.

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The Digital Freedom of Association

Author: Galma Godana INTRODUCTION The freedom of association has traditionally been defined as the right to be with other people for a legal reason, cause...

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Digital Right: The Freedom of Assembly

Introduction The right to freedom of assembly has been widely accepted as a necessity in a functioning democracy as assemblies are used to express and...

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Defining the Digital Right to Privacy

*Lyndah Tugee & Mercy Kingori A little history Brandeis and Warren trace the origin of the right to privacy in the U.S. back to the...

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Free Speech in the Digital Space

A striking postulation of free speech was developed in the 19th Century by John Trenchard and Thomas Gordon, supporters of John Locke. They defined the...

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