Leveraging Intellectual Property Law to Enhance Kenya’s Manufacturing Capacity in the Corona Virus Disease (“COVID 19”) Era
By Perpetua Mwangi* and Chrispin Bosire* “The World can be happy that scientific resources have been mobilized so quickly without capitulating to false IP claims…”[1] -Brook Baker Introduction...
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THE USE OF AUTOMATION IN COPYRIGHT ENFORCEMENT: A SLIPPERY SLOPE
The Copyright (Amendment) Act (2019) (the Act)introduced a host of reforms to the national copyright regime. One of the more notable changes was the introduction...
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THE USE OF AUTOMATION IN COPYRIGHT ENFORCEMENT: A SLIPPERY SLOPE
By Godana Galma INTRODUCTION The Copyright (Amendment) Act (2019) (the Act)introduced a host of reforms to the national copyright regime. One of the more notable changes was the...
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Intellectual Property Rights in Pandemics: The Case of the Novel Corona Virus in Developing Countries
Background The novel Coronavirus has spread from China to other countries in the world. The virus which was first detected in December 2019 in the Wuhan...
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BLOGGING and CONTENT LICENSING
Share your knowledge. It’s a way to achieve immortality. Dalai Lama Introduction In the age of social media and use of online platforms, blogging...
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Innovation in Kenya: Why Corporations in Kenya/ Kenyan Corporations Should Engage with the Patent System.
To anyone who has interacted with news of innovation levels in Kenya, this might come as a surprise since Kenya has been and continues to...
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The Anti-Counterfeit Authority Operational Overlap in Protection of Intellectual Property Rights in Goods and Services in Kenya
During past Jamhuri Day Celebrations, the Head of State issued an executive order to investigate intellectual property (IP) infringement and destroy counterfeits on sight. He...
Read MoreDIGITAL RIGHTS IMPLICATIONS OF THE COPYRIGHT (AMENDMENT) ACT (2019)
By Godana Galma INTRODUCTION The Copyright (Amendment) Act (2019) (the Act) introduced a Notice and Takedown (NTD) regime in the country’s legal system. Most jurisdictions...
Read MoreOrigin of Man, Creation Theory and Patent Law in Kenya: What would it look like?
By Caroline Wanjiru Intellectual property is a product of human creativity. How ideas are expressed. But how far back can we trace creativity? It begun...
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