Victims of their own success: Has M-PESA become a generic trademark?
By Caroline Wanjiru On 27th November 2019 the President of the Republic of Kenya released the Building Bridges Initiative Report (BBI Report) which is a...
Read MoreWHAT CAN I GET AWAY WITH? EXCEPTIONS TO COMPUTER PROGRAMME COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
By Cynthia Nzuki Introduction Software and computer programmes have become a huge part of our daily lives. They drive significant elements of our lives. For...
Read MoreInternet Service Providers (ISPs) and Copyright in Kenya: Commentary on the Copyright Amendment Act 2019
By Caroline Wanjiru This post forms part 2 of our series on the Intellectual Property considerations in the Copyright Amendment Act. The IT considerations, focusing...
Read MoreInternet Service Providers (ISPs) and Copyright in Kenya: Commentary on the Copyright Amendment Act 2019
By Caroline Wanjiru This post forms part one of a two part series focused on the Intellectual Property considerations in the Copyright Amendment Act. The...
Read MoreEliud Kipchoge, the breaker of records and Intellectual Property
By Caroline Wanjiru Today we pause our continuing IP series to dedicate this entire blog to the one and only Eliud Kipchoge. Why you ask?...
Read MoreImitations versus Counterfeits in Kenya: Are all Imitations Counterfeits?
By Cynthia Nzuki. The word counterfeit often denotes a product that is fake and of poor quality. Dictionaries have defined the word to mean an...
Read MoreProtecting the gift to the world: Reflections on the state of photography laws in Kenya
By Jentrix Wanyama* When the French government purchased the first photography patent, photography was declared ‘a gift to free the word’. These words would turn...
Read MoreAfrican Traditional Knowledge and Expressions of Folklore: Rethinking Swakopmund Protocol as a Model Law and Sui Generis System
By Michael Biko Butera* Introduction Traditional Knowledge (TK) is any knowledge originating from a local or traditional community that is the result of intellectual activity...
Read More#UBUNIFU – CIPIT PANEL ON THE STRATHMORE LAW CLINIC UBUNIFU INITIATIVE (PART TWO)
By Caroline Wanjiru and Cynthia Nzuki. As highlighted in our previous post (here), the Strathmore Law Clinic (website here) began an initiative known as the...
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