Within the new framework trademark registrations are valid for a 10-year period, counting from the filing date.

The Republic of Rwanda became the 144th PCT Contracting State on 31 May 2011. The PCT will enter into force for Rwanda on 31 August 2011 and Rwanda may be designated in PCT International applications as from this date.

Emanating from an opposed trade mark opposition, Rwanda's Registry recently handed down a decision, where the Registry was called on to consider if the trade marks BIGG BOSS...

The fifth edition of the All Africa Intellectual Property Rights Summit is to be held in Kigali from 28 to 30 November 2024. The summit is an initiative of the Africa Intellectual Property Centre...

In accordance with Rwanda Law No. 31/2009 on the Protection of Intellectual Property ("the Law") of 14 December 2009

From a patent perspective, the new Act aims to enhance efficiency and align with international standards.

With a population of more than 140 million people, Russia has one of fastest-growing pharmaceutical industries in the world, increasing at a rate of more than 10% annually.

With effect from 22 August 2011, Rwanda will become a member of ARIPO.

Rwanda published and enacted Law n° 055/2024 of 20/06/2024 on the Protection of Intellectual Property ("the new Act") on 31 July 2024, repealing Law n° 31/2009 of 26/10/2009.

Two recent Rwandan cases reveal how startups and established businesses risk losing their most valuable commercial assets when they delay trade mark registration. The Huye mineral water brand lost exclusive rights to its own name after a decade of market dominance, while KGL clothing secured its position by registering early—demonstrating that the timing of a single administrative decision can determine whether a business controls or forfeits the brand it built.

Rwanda is a landlocked country, located south of the Equator in east-central Africa, bordering Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi and Uganda.

Rwanda has enacted a new law on intellectual property, Law n° 055/2024 of 20/06/2024 on the Protection of Intellectual Property, which came into force on 31st July 2024 (the "New IP Law")...

Although Rwanda is said to be one of the world’s poorest countries, it is among the most forward- and outwardlooking of developing nations.