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What is a Tech Hub, Anyway? – A New Perspective

Towards the end of 2016, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg visited tech hubs in Kenya and Nigeria during his first trip to Africa and...

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Towards a Tripartite Free Trade Area Protocol on Intellectual Property

On 10 June 2015, the Agreement establishing a Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) was signed in Egypt bringing together 26 African countries from three major...

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5 Kenyan Startups among World's Top 100 Social Innovations using Digital Technology

Nominet Trust, the UK’s leading tech for good funder, has recently unveiled the 2016 NT100 – a celebration of the 100 most inspiring social innovations...

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High Court Intervenes in Revenge Porn Case of Miss World Kenya against Pageant Organisers and Ex-Boyfriend

In a recent judgment in the case of Roshanara Ebrahim v Ashleys Kenya Limited & 3 others [2016] eKLR, the High Court considered a petition...

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"We wish you a Merry Christmas" and the Public Domain

  The holiday season has come upon us and during this time of the year, some of us sing Christmas carols, as well as sing...

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ARIPO at 40: Launch of the African Journal of Intellectual Property

  On the 9th of December 2016, African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) celebrated 40 years in existence. As many may know, ARIPO is an...

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Can Political Parties in Kenya Register "ANC" and "N.A.S.A" as Trade Marks?

With Kenya’s next general election scheduled for 2017, the campaign spirit is in the air and new political parties and alliances branding themselves to attract...

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Balancing Intellectual Property and the Public Interest: Landmark Decision by Supreme Court of Kenya on Copyright

In 2013, three local free-to-air (FTA) broadcasters filed a suit at the High Court of Kenya claiming that certain digital broadcasters were illegally re-broadcasting their...

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Draft National Music Bill: Touted Solution to Artists’ Royalty Woes in Kenya

Photo credit: Julian Manjahi As alluded to in a previous blogpost here, the Draft National Music Bill 2016 has been touted as a proposed solution...

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