Book Review: "Digital Kenya: An Entrepreneurial Revolution in the Making" edited by Bitange Ndemo & Tim Weiss
The editors of Digital Kenya: An Entrepreneurial Revolution in the Making describe it as a ‘book of arguments and ideas’ and this blogger agrees with...
Read MoreStartups Must Keep Innovating to ‘Survive’
The stronger the assumption that the future will function as today does, the greater the gravitational force of the status quo. Organizations set in their...
Read MoreFuzu & Flare: 2 Kenyan Tech Startups to Watch in 2017
Following our earlier post here on 5 Kenyan startups recognised globally for using digital technology to positively impact the society, this blogger has come across two...
Read MoreWIPO's 11th Edition of the Nice Classification of Marks Now in Force
The Nice Classification is the international classification of goods and services used when applying for the registration of marks. The 11th edition of the Nice...
Read MoreDeep Heat in Image Rights Suit from Kenyan Athlete: Joseph Kibunja v. Rohto Mentholatum & Harleys
According to media reports, the latest image rights suit involves Joseph Kibunja, an athlete and guide for well-known Kenyan Paralympian Henry Wanyoike. The suit filed...
Read MoreMombasa Court Clarifies Collective Administration of Copyright and Related Rights in Kenya
In a recently reported judgment in the case of Michael Branham Katana t/a Harsutak Bar & 4 others v Kenya Association of Music Producers (KAMP)...
Read MoreNew Peer-Reviewed Article: CIPIT Makes Case for Substantive Examination of Utility Model Applications
Dr. Isaac Rutenberg (CIPIT Director) and Ms. Lillian Makanga (CIPIT Researcher) have co-authored a new peer-reviewed article titled: “Utility model protection in Kenya: The case for...
Read MoreWhat is a Tech Hub, Anyway? – A New Perspective
Towards the end of 2016, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg visited tech hubs in Kenya and Nigeria during his first trip to Africa and...
Read MoreTowards a Tripartite Free Trade Area Protocol on Intellectual Property
On 10 June 2015, the Agreement establishing a Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) was signed in Egypt bringing together 26 African countries from three major...
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