World Intellectual Property Day 2017 Theme: “Innovation – Improving Lives”
As readers of this blog may already know, on April 26th every year, the World Intellectual Property Day is celebrated with the purpose of “learning...
Read MoreA New Look at High Tech Hubs in the 'Digital Savannah': Part 1
Toward the end of 2016, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg visited tech hubs in Kenya and Nigeria. During this, he remarked: “The future will...
Read MoreNew Peer-Reviewed Article: CIPIT Makes Case for Substantive Examination of Utility Model Applications
Dr. Isaac Rutenberg (CIPIT Director) and Ms. Lillian Makanga (CIPIT Researcher) have co-authored a new peer-reviewed article titled: “Utility model protection in Kenya: The case for...
Read MoreWhat is a Tech Hub, Anyway? – A New Perspective
Towards the end of 2016, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg visited tech hubs in Kenya and Nigeria during his first trip to Africa and...
Read MoreTowards a Tripartite Free Trade Area Protocol on Intellectual Property
On 10 June 2015, the Agreement establishing a Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) was signed in Egypt bringing together 26 African countries from three major...
Read MoreARIPO at 40: Launch of the African Journal of Intellectual Property
On the 9th of December 2016, African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) celebrated 40 years in existence. As many may know, ARIPO is an...
Read MoreCan Political Parties in Kenya Register "ANC" and "N.A.S.A" as Trade Marks?
With Kenya’s next general election scheduled for 2017, the campaign spirit is in the air and new political parties and alliances branding themselves to attract...
Read MoreAsking the Right Questions: Comment on Kenyan Message to WIPO Inventors Assistance Program by IP Watch
In a recent article by IP Watch titled: “Message To WIPO: Here’s The Assistance We African Inventors Really Need”, a selection of local inventors in...
Read MoreCIPIT Launches Trade Marks Database
Recently we launched our Trade Marks (TM) Database – a groundbreaking web-based portal for conducting free searches of recent trade mark applications advertised by Kenya Industrial Property Institute...
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