CIPIT Blog

Insights, analysis, and commentary on intellectual property, information technology law, and digital policy in Africa

Lawyers’ Hub meet up on ‘Taxing the digital economy’

By AbdulMalik Sugow & Jentrix Wanyama On 24th January 2020, the Lawyers Hub held its first #LawTechMeetUp of the year, which was live streamed to...

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LAWYERS HUB TRAINING ON DATA PROTECTION AND THE GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION (GDPR)

By Jackline Akello The recently enacted Data Protection Act, 2019 has brought about the need to enlighten stakeholders about its implication on personal data. The...

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The Muddle that is Africa and Privacy

By Beatrice Mungai Since the turn of the millennium, privacy has increasingly become a major concern within the continent. With most governments embracing technology and...

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Origin of Man, Creation Theory and Patent Law in Kenya: What would it look like?

By Caroline Wanjiru Intellectual property is a product of human creativity. How ideas are expressed. But how far back can we trace creativity? It begun...

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Looking Back, Forging Ahead: A Look at ICT processes, laws and policies in Kenya, 2019

By Mercy King’ori Introduction The previous year was eventful for Kenya in terms of national processes that relied on information and communication technologies (ICTs) for...

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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...

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The Finance Act (2019) and the Online Marketplace

By Mercy King’ori and Jaaziyah Satar Introduction The idea of taxing the digital space is now not novel. Many countries in the world have toyed...

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WHAT 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...

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CIPIT’s report on the nature of information controls during election processes

By Jentrix Wanyama Elections are an area of great interest and concern in equal measure across many parts of the world. The proliferation of the...

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