Celebrating World IP Day: Promoting Access to Knowledge and the Right to Research Seminar
April 26th marks World Intellectual Property (IP) Day – an event established by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to raise awareness of patents, copyrights,...
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Celebrating World IP Day 2023: Case of Taita Taveta Basket Weavers
The Intellectual Property (IP) world comes together every April 26th to celebrate world intellectual property day and consider how IP aids the global art scene...
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Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Recordation of Pharmaceuticals: The Underlying Trademark Issues
The Anti-counterfeit Authority (ACA) announced, through Public Notice No.1/2022, the commencement of the implementation of the recordation of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), which was...
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CIPIT PARTICIPATES IN THE RIGHT TO RESEARCH IN AFRICA CONFERENCE: A WEEK OF DEBATES ON COPYRIGHT AND ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE
CIPIT PARTICIPATES IN THE RIGHT TO RESEARCH IN AFRICA CONFERENCE: A WEEK OF DEBATES ON COPYRIGHT AND ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE Earlier this year, CIPIT traveled...
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: CAN TRADE SECRETS PROTECT AI?
Different definitions of trade secrets exist in various jurisdictions around the world. However, they share some common elements as enumerated below: It is not generally...
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Copyright Infringement and Social Media Influencing: The Wakadinali Dilemma
Copyright infringement has once again become an issue of concern in the Kenyan music industry. Recently, Wakadinali, a Kenyan music group, claimed that the copyright...
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The Role of Copyright Law in Text and Data Mining Research
Introduction When evaluating the copyright ecosystem within the African continent, a perceived imbalance is identified, where researchers face barriers in accessing materials protected by copyright.1...
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: TRADEMARK ADMINISTRATION AND INFRINGEMENT
The continued use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the world we live in cannot be ignored. In the world of consumers and purchasers of goods...
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WHY IS MY FACE UP THERE? – WANJIRU VS MACHAKOS UNIVERSITY CASE COMMENTARY
It is often said that a picture is worth 1000 words, and this might be why the use of imagery in advertising is quite popular....
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