Screenshot Copyright Infringement on Social Media
By Linda Kimalel** Image Credit: www.businessinsider.com The terms and conditions of most social media sites stipulate that the users reserve the right to determine who...
Read MoreBeyonce's Lemonade v. Fulks' Palinoia: A Kenyan Copyright Law Perspective
By Stephanie Wanga** Image Credit: www.garritytraina.com Beyoncé has had quite the history of being sued for infringing a number of artists’ copyright. Her most recent...
Read MoreCyber Crimes on Social Media: A Bias Towards Women
By Zoher Shabbir** Image Credit: www.takepart.com We live in a day and age where our lives and our social media accounts share an intricate connection....
Read MoreOpen AIR East Africa Inaugural Distinguished Speaker Series: Dr. Anthony Kakooza “Dealing with Trans-Border Quasi-Intellectual Property"
In October 2010, Yoweri Museveni, the President of Uganda recorded a rap song titled: “Do You Want Another Rap?” as part of his re-election campaign...
Read MoreRelated Rights of Performers in Kenya: An Overview
Kenya Copyright Act and Regulations define “related rights” as “rights neighbouring on copyright”. There are three types of related rights holders namely, performers under sections...
Read MoreInnovation Prize Awards by African Innovation Foundation Celebrates 5th Anniversary
African Innovation Foundation (AIF) is a not-for-profit organization based in Zurich whose objectives cover a wide range of activities aimed at unlocking innovative potential in...
Read MoreWIPO Books for the Blind Treaty Membership Grows Across Africa
Tunisia is the most recent African nation to deposit its instrument of ratification to the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons...
Read MorePCT Reaches 150th Member as Djibouti Joins International Patent System
On June 23, WIPO Director General Francis Gurry received Djibouti’s instrument of accession to the WIPO-administered Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). The accession document was hand-delivered...
Read MoreCIPIT Launches Trade Marks Database
Recently we launched our Trade Marks (TM) Database – a groundbreaking web-based portal for conducting free searches of recent trade mark applications advertised by Kenya Industrial Property Institute...
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