It is common to see a peak in trademark applications that
contain terms associated with a recent event and the covid-19
outbreak is no exception. This article reveals the number of
trademarks that have been applied for containing the term
‘corona' or ‘covid' in the following
African organisations, countries and regions: the African
Intellectual Property Organisation, the African Regional
Intellectual Property Organization, Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Cape
Verde, Djibouti, Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya,
Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Morocco,
Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe,
Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia,
Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. However, it is worth noting that the
databases of some of these countries are incomplete and/or have not
been updated.
