Recap of Strathmore Intellectual Property Moot Competition 2016
As readers know, we hosted the 2nd Biennial Strathmore Intellectual Property (IP) Moot Competition 2016 which took place between 8th and 9th July 2016 at...
Read MoreOn Low Levels of Awareness on Counterfeits and Intellectual Property Rights in Kenya
According to a recent article in the Business Daily published here, 80 per cent of electronics sold in the country and 34 per cent of...
Read MoreIntellectual property good for businesses
By Isaac Rutenberg** Last year’s Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Nairobi saw hundreds listen to US President Barack Obama outline his vision of Africa as a...
Read MoreCultural Preservation Through Research and Technology: Some Possibilities
by Deborah Wanjugu According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), culture is described as the set of distinctive spiritual, material, intellectual...
Read MoreCrowd-sourcing information on CMOs
By Isaac Rutenberg** From Ifeoluwa Olubiyi, a PhD Research Fellow at the University of Ilorin, Nigeria, we have received the following survey questions: 1. Does...
Read MoreImplementing High Court Decision in P.A.O & 2 Others v. AG 2012 on Anti-Counterfeiting Law and Access to Affordable Medicines
By Paul Ogendi In 2012, the Kenyan High Court issued a landmark judgment in favour of access to affordable medicines discussed on the IP Kenya...
Read MoreThe "Sharing Economy" – in perspective
By Isaac Rutenberg** For practitioners and academics in IP law in Kenya, the following questions are asked all the time: “Isn’t IP fairly irrelevant in...
Read MoreIn Pursuit of Economic Development: The Role of Copyright in Kenya
As many may know Kenya is among Africa’s top 10 economies after rebasing of its gross domestic product (GDP). Kenya is officially classified as a...
Read MoreHow Local Inventors and Creators Will Benefit From the Kenya Heroes Act
“Our children may learn about the heroes of the past. Our task is to make ourselves the architects of the future,” – Jomo Kenyatta, following...
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