Registrability of Sound Trade Marks in Kenya: A Lost Opportunity
Having recently taken some interest in the world of motorcycles with close family members being proud owners, this blogger came across the case by Harley...
Read MorePublic Interest Principles For International IP Negotiations
For some weeks, this blogger has been following with interest various opinions on the wiki-leaked Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) document. The blogger whose interest largely...
Read MoreDomesticating the Marrakesh Treaty on Visually Impaired and Print Disabled Persons
On the June 28, 2013, Kenya was among the WIPO member states who signed Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who...
Read MoreEthiopia’s Draft National Policy on Intellectual Property
Recently Kenya’s Northern neighbour, the Federal Republic of Ethiopia has developed a draft Intellectual Property (IP) Policy. Unlike the South African IP draft policy (discussed...
Read MoreUnilever [Omo] vs Procter & Gamble [Ariel]: Regulation of Advertising under Kenya’s Competition and Intellectual Property Laws
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9A7iT-1iOhg] “What is goodwill? It is a thing very easy to describe, very difficult to define. It is the benefit and advantage of good name,...
Read MoreNestle S.A. v Cadbury UK: The Problem with Registering Colour Trade Marks
“….unconventional or “exotic” marks, such as colours, sounds and smells, give rise to conceptual problems, which are not encountered with more conventional trade names and...
Read MoreTime Warner v. Kenafric: Copyright and Trademark Fight over Cartoon
The Business Daily reports that Cartoon Network, a Time Warner Company has moved to the High Court to stop local confectionery giant Kenafric from using...
Read MoreLonghorn Acquires Publishing Rights for Malkiat Singh Titles in 300 Million Shillings Deal
The Business Daily reports that Longhorn Publishers have acquired the works of iconic educational textbooks writer and publisher, Malkiat Singh. The details of this deal...
Read More#TellACABoss Online Debate: Balancing Protection of Public Health and Intellectual Property in Kenya
This blogger has inadvertently stirred a heated debate on social media involving health activists who are actively engaging the government to review Kenya’s Anti-Counterfeit Act....
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