Uganda’s 2025 Copyright and Neighbouring Rights (Amendment) Bill: A Turning Point for Creators’ Rights?
Introduction On 13 May 2025, the Parliament of Uganda conducted the first reading of the 2025 Copyright and Neighbouring Rights (Amendment) Bill,1 (hereinafter the Amendment Bill) which proposes reforms aimed at domesticating international treaties such as the Berne Convention for…
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Intellectual Property A case for decriminalization of infringement in the Intellectual Property Bill, 2020
Image is from Depositphotos Introduction Infringement can generally be defined as an unauthorized act, a violation or a breach of the right of another.1 Intellectual...
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Data Protection Data Protection (Compliance and Enforcement) Regulations 2021: Key Considerations
Icons made by Freepik from www.flaticon.com In April 2021, the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) issued draft guidelines and invited comments from the...
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Digital Identification Inclusion and Exclusion: Reflections from the Digital ID Talk
African governments are among over 161 countries that are rolling out digital ID systems with the reasoning that digitalization of national ID programmes will improve...
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Intellectual Property YOU ARE COPYING ME: PREMIER FOOD INDUSTRIES LIMITED V TRICLOVER INDUSTRIES (K) LIMITED
Source: https://www.peptang.com/product/lime-juice/ Source: https://epepea.com/supermarket/product/clovers-lime-juice-1-5ltrs#! On 5th February, 2021, in the case of Premier Food Industries Limited v. Triclover Industries (K) Limited, the judge ruled in...
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Intellectual Property Some news on the Intellectual Property Bill 2020: We are moving forward.
In 2013, the Presidential Taskforce on Parastatal Reforms in a report presented to the President recommended merging of Kenya Industrial Property Institute (KIPI), Kenya Copyright...
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US - Kenya FTA Impact Series Negotiating and Concluding a Trade Agreement in Kenya
There has been a significant amount of discussion in Kenya regarding the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States (US) and how Kenya...
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US - Kenya FTA Impact Series The Proposed US-Kenya FTA and Environmental Protection in Kenya
In this series we have considered various facets of the upcoming US-Kenya Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Perhaps a lesser-known area that may sometimes escape scrutiny,...
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Intellectual Property Lessons from the World Intellectual Property day: Impact of and Experiences from Infringement
Image by Mohamed Hasan Background Over the past three days, we have been sharing details of the conversation we had with the entrepreneurs on the...
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US - Kenya FTA Impact Series The Proposed US-Kenya FTA and Its Impact on Kenya’s Intellectual Property Laws
In March 2020, the United States (US) and Kenya officially made known their intention to negotiate a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA). The first phase...
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