Posts Tagged: Intellectual Property

Insights, analysis, and commentary on intellectual property, information technology law, and digital policy in Africa, filtered by the topic "Intellectual Property".


Optima Sports Management vs KBC: A Goal in One?

By Joanna Kahumbu Soccer. A game enjoyed by many from the comfort of their homes or the now decried social gatherings. While enjoying a good match...

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Leveraging Intellectual Property Law to Enhance Kenya’s Manufacturing Capacity in the Corona Virus Disease (“COVID 19”) Era

Introduction On 29th March 2020, The Ministry of Health (“MoH”) indicated that the government had initiated plans to manufacture Protective Personal Equipment (“PPE”) materials locally...

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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...

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