41,320 Reasons to Use CIPIT Trademark Database in Kenya
Last year we launched our Trade Marks (TM) Database – a groundbreaking web-based portal for conducting free searches of recent trade mark applications advertised by...
Read MoreBook Review: “A Kenyan Startup Journey: My 10 Key Lessons” by Hilda Moraa
It was a tough journey I must say, though there were moments of joy too, and all that contributed to what we learnt as a...
Read MoreBook Review: "Digital Kenya: An Entrepreneurial Revolution in the Making" edited by Bitange Ndemo & Tim Weiss
The editors of Digital Kenya: An Entrepreneurial Revolution in the Making describe it as a ‘book of arguments and ideas’ and this blogger agrees with...
Read MoreStartups Must Keep Innovating to ‘Survive’
The stronger the assumption that the future will function as today does, the greater the gravitational force of the status quo. Organizations set in their...
Read MoreFuzu & Flare: 2 Kenyan Tech Startups to Watch in 2017
Following our earlier post here on 5 Kenyan startups recognised globally for using digital technology to positively impact the society, this blogger has come across two...
Read MoreWIPO's 11th Edition of the Nice Classification of Marks Now in Force
The Nice Classification is the international classification of goods and services used when applying for the registration of marks. The 11th edition of the Nice...
Read MoreDeep Heat in Image Rights Suit from Kenyan Athlete: Joseph Kibunja v. Rohto Mentholatum & Harleys
According to media reports, the latest image rights suit involves Joseph Kibunja, an athlete and guide for well-known Kenyan Paralympian Henry Wanyoike. The suit filed...
Read MoreMombasa Court Clarifies Collective Administration of Copyright and Related Rights in Kenya
In a recently reported judgment in the case of Michael Branham Katana t/a Harsutak Bar & 4 others v Kenya Association of Music Producers (KAMP)...
Read MoreNew Peer-Reviewed Article: CIPIT Makes Case for Substantive Examination of Utility Model Applications
Dr. Isaac Rutenberg (CIPIT Director) and Ms. Lillian Makanga (CIPIT Researcher) have co-authored a new peer-reviewed article titled: “Utility model protection in Kenya: The case for...
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