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…
Read Full ArticleUnilever [Omo] vs Procter & Gamble [Ariel]: Regulation of Advertising under Kenya’s Competition and Intellectual Property Laws
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9A7iT-1iOhg] “What is goodwill? It is a thing very easy to describe, very difficult to define. It is the benefit and advantage of good name,...
Read MoreNestle S.A. v Cadbury UK: The Problem with Registering Colour Trade Marks
“….unconventional or “exotic” marks, such as colours, sounds and smells, give rise to conceptual problems, which are not encountered with more conventional trade names and...
Read MoreTime Warner v. Kenafric: Copyright and Trademark Fight over Cartoon
The Business Daily reports that Cartoon Network, a Time Warner Company has moved to the High Court to stop local confectionery giant Kenafric from using...
Read MoreLonghorn Acquires Publishing Rights for Malkiat Singh Titles in 300 Million Shillings Deal
The Business Daily reports that Longhorn Publishers have acquired the works of iconic educational textbooks writer and publisher, Malkiat Singh. The details of this deal...
Read More#TellACABoss Online Debate: Balancing Protection of Public Health and Intellectual Property in Kenya
This blogger has inadvertently stirred a heated debate on social media involving health activists who are actively engaging the government to review Kenya’s Anti-Counterfeit Act....
Read MoreAnti-counterfeit review meeting fails to reach a consensus on protecting intellectual property and public health
Towards the tail end of last month, a crucial meeting was convened by the Anti-Counterfeit Agency (ACA) to review the Anti-Counterfeiting Act of 2008 (the...
Read MoreA Kenyan Perspective of South Africa’s Draft National Policy on Intellectual Property
As many IP enthusiasts may have heard, South Africa has published a Draft National Policy on Intellectual Property (IP) (hereafter the Policy). Within the Kenyan...
Read MoreTowards a Legislative Framework for Intellectual Property from Publicly Funded Research and Development in Kenya
“Every Kenyan is an inventor.” – Anon. With the enactment of the Science, Technology and Innovation (ST&I) Act 2013 (discussed by this blogger here), it...
Read MoreQOTD: Do You Own the Rights to Artistic Works Purchased at the Maasai Market?
The “Maasai market” (not represented here) is an open-air market where shoppers can find curios, paintings, drawings, clothes and fabrics with Kenyan prints, jewellery and...
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