QOTD: Corporate Authorship and Duration of Copyright in Kenya
Today’s Question of the Day (QOTD) is on the duration of copyright where the author of the copyright work is a juristic person. Authorship is...
Read MoreAn Intellectual Property Perspective of Kenya's 2013 General Elections
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsyvWZ1Owjg] At about 14h42 local time on March 9th 2013, the Chairperson of the Independent Elections and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) declared that Uhuru Muigai...
Read MoreZimbabwe: Constitutional Protection of Traditional Knowledge and the Robert Mugabe Fashion Brand
Recently, the people of Zimbabwe went to the polls in a referendum vote for the acceptance or rejection of a draft new Constitution to replace...
Read MoreTechnology Transfer and Third World Development
Guest article by Jerry Omulo, omulojerry@yahoo.com Technology transfer is crucial, critical and necessary for 3rd world development, without which it would be difficult to transfer...
Read MoreThe Role of Intellectual Property in Third Word Universities
Guest article by Jerry Omulo, omulojerry@yahoo.com Intellectual Property (IP) commercialisation is undoubtedly the next economic driver globally. IP management is therefore important to all source...
Read MoreUganda Performing Rights Society vs MTN: Importance of Evidence in Copyright Litigation
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8g9sjYnSwU] This blogger has recently had occasion to revisit the judgment in the case of Uganda Performing Rights Society v. MTN (U) Ltd, Civil...
Read MoreCreative Commons Kenya “School of Open” Launch
CIPIT, as the Public Lead for Creative Commons Kenya, is pleased to invite you all to the Creative Commons “School of Open” Launch set to...
Read MoreKonza or Bust: Intellectual Property and Africa's Silicon Savannah
A few weeks ago, the President Mwai Kibaki launched a KES 900 Billion ($14.5bn) project to build a new technology city: Konza, intended to be...
Read MoreJudge Erred on Intellectual Property in Faulu Kenya vs Safaricom M-Shwari Case
This blogger, in an earlier post, had expressed optimism and hope in Mr. Justice JB Havelock’s ability to preside over this high-stakes intellectual property (IP)...
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