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Intellectual Property in Kenya: Social Media and Intermediary Liability
This semester I spoke to the 3rd Year Strathmore Law Class on the topic of Social Media. Being an intellectual property law class, I divided up my presentation…
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Inside the CMO – PERAK – KAHC Tariff for Hotels, Bars and Restaurants: Part 3
The Copyright Act of 2001 is an Act of Parliament to make provision for copyright in literary, musical and artistic works, audio-visual works, sound recordings, broadcasts. The Act…
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The Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure in Kenya
The focus of this blogpost is on the some of the issues arising around the Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the…
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East African Community Intellectual Property Rights Regime Study Report by KAM
In 2016, Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) with support from TradeMark East Africa commissioned a study on intellectual property (IP) rights with a specific focus on the legal…
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Apply for the Open AIR QES Fellowship at Strathmore
The Open African Innovation Research (Open AIR) network has received funding from the Canadian Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Advanced Scholars Program (QES) to create new opportunities for…
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Launch of Master of Laws in Intellectual Property with CIPIT
Editor’s Note: In case you missed it, the full video of the Master of Laws (LLM) launch ceremeny at Strathmore Law School is available on YouTube here. Today,…
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Is Kenya Ready for Unique Identifiers? Part I
By Francis Monyango It is reported that some 1.6 million students have registered to sit for the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) and Kenya Certificate of Secondary…
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African Regional Intellectual Property Organization Redoubles Efforts on Copyright and Related Rights Agenda
‘In as much as some people might hold the view that copyright is the least important of intellectual property assets [sic], creative industries are at the heart of…
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Intellectual Property in Kenya: Protection of Social Media Platforms
This semester I spoke to the 3rd Year Strathmore Law Class on the topic of Social Media. Being an intellectual property law class, I divided up my presentation…
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Proposed Domestication of Marrakesh Treaty in Kenya
The Government of the Republic of Kenya, on June 2, 2017, deposited with World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) its instrument of ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate…