HUDUMA NAMBA BILL ANALYSIS
The Huduma Namba draft bill (“the Bill”) was introduced in July 2019 against the backdrop of a petition that challenged the recent amendments to the...
Read MoreCAN WE SHARE? HONEST CONCURRENT USE OF TRADEMARKS IN KENYA
By Cynthia Nzuki You walk into a supermarket thirsting for a cold orange flavoured drink; on getting to the drinks aisle you are faced with...
Read MoreImitations versus Counterfeits in Kenya: Are all Imitations Counterfeits?
By Cynthia Nzuki. The word counterfeit often denotes a product that is fake and of poor quality. Dictionaries have defined the word to mean an...
Read MoreProtecting the gift to the world: Reflections on the state of photography laws in Kenya
By Jentrix Wanyama* When the French government purchased the first photography patent, photography was declared ‘a gift to free the word’. These words would turn...
Read MoreRight of Reply: A CASE FOR INCLUSION OF FARMERS IN KENYA’S LEGAL FRAMEWORK AND AGRICULTURAL POLICY
Editor’s Note: Andrew Ngurumi recently wrote this post on the blog on the inclusion of farmers in Kenya’s agricultural policy. The post generated healthy discussion...
Read MoreAfrican Traditional Knowledge and Expressions of Folklore: Rethinking Swakopmund Protocol as a Model Law and Sui Generis System
By Michael Biko Butera* Introduction Traditional Knowledge (TK) is any knowledge originating from a local or traditional community that is the result of intellectual activity...
Read More#UBUNIFU – CIPIT PANEL ON THE STRATHMORE LAW CLINIC UBUNIFU INITIATIVE (PART TWO)
By Caroline Wanjiru and Cynthia Nzuki. As highlighted in our previous post (here), the Strathmore Law Clinic (website here) began an initiative known as the...
Read MoreState Intervention on the Collective Management Organisations (CMO's) in Kenya: A Commentary on the Copyright Amendment Bill, 2018
By Caroline Wanjiru. In our previous post, we addressed the law as is on Collective Management Organisations (CMO’s). Now we’ll analyze the proposed amendments to...
Read More#UBUNIFU – CIPIT PANEL ON THE STRATHMORE LAW CLINIC UBUNIFU INITIATIVE (PART ONE)
By Cynthia Nzuki and Jaaziyah Satar* The Strathmore Law Clinic kick-started an initiative known as the Ubunifu Initiative. This initiative is a project of the...
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