Why Innovation in Kenya ‘Died’ in 1985: A Response
In a recent blogpost titled “The Reports of the Death of Innovation are Somewhat Exaggerated” over at the newly revamped Afro-IP blog, CIPIT Director Dr....
Read MoreSome Comments on the Draft Copyright (Collective Management) Regulations – 6th February 2017
This blogger’s attention has been drawn to a set of draft copyright regulations on collective management published online here which appears to have been prepared...
Read MoreOpen AIR Research into the Maker Movement in Africa
A “Maker space” is a collective organization that maintains a workshop for individual tinkering, social learning, and group collaboration on creative and technical projects, generally...
Read MoreARIPO Contemplates Voluntary Copyright Registration and Notification System in Member States
During the 25th Administrative Council Session held in Accra, Ghana in November 2001 the Republic of Malawi made a proposal to extend the mandate of...
Read More2017 International Intellectual Property Index: The Roots of Innovation
On February 8, US-based Global Intellectual Property Center (GIPC) released the fifth edition of the U.S. Chamber International Intellectual Property (IP) Index, “The Roots of...
Read MoreSocial Media and the Law: High Court Rules Criminal Defamation is Unconstitutional
In the recent case of Jacqueline Okuta & another v Attorney General & 2 others [2017] eKLR, the issue for determination was the constitutionality or...
Read MoreWorld Intellectual Property Day 2017 Theme: “Innovation – Improving Lives”
As readers of this blog may already know, on April 26th every year, the World Intellectual Property Day is celebrated with the purpose of “learning...
Read MoreA Review of the Computer and Cybercrimes Bill, 2016
Cybercrime, referred to as crime conducted through the internet or some other computer network, has been rampant both in Kenya and around the world. According...
Read MoreA New Look at High Tech Hubs in the 'Digital Savannah': Part 1
Toward the end of 2016, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg visited tech hubs in Kenya and Nigeria. During this, he remarked: “The future will...
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