The Authorities of Kenya have published, on April 10th 2018, The
Statue Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill, 2018, a legislation for
the amendments of several laws, in which the Industrial Property
Act, 2001 (No. 3 of 2001), the Copyright Act, 2001 (No. 12 of
2001), the Anti-Counterfeit Act, 2008 (No. 13 of 2008) and the
Protection of Traditional Knowledge and Cultural Expressions Act,
2016 (No. 33 of 2016) are included.
Apart from the controversial amendments to the Anti-Counterfeit
Act, 2008 (No. 13 of 2008), involving, amongst others, the
substitution of the Anti-Counterfeit "Agency" (ACA) to
"Authority" and the fact that it is now mandatory to
record Intellectual Property rights at the customs,
the amendments to the laws regarding Intellectual Property have
been well accepted.
