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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's new Ministerial Order No. 001/MINICOM/26 introduces significant reforms to the country's intellectual property regime, establishing appeal and opposition procedures, regulating IP agents, and implementing a revised fee structure. The Order marks the first comprehensive update to Rwanda's IP administrative framework in a decade, with differentiated fees for resident and non-resident applicants and new provisions for compulsory patent licences in emergency situations.

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.