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The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission has begun its rollout of an electronic filing (e-filing) system for the lodgement of trademark, patent, registered design and Copyright in cineomatographic film applications.

The long awaited implementing Regulations needed to give effect to the 2006 Trademark Registration and Protection Proclamation in Ethiopia have at last been published.

Thom Browne's battle with the EUIPO over its four-stripe motif raises questions about the distinctiveness of position marks. Diogo Antunes examines the EUIPO's reasoning...

GRM Search - Offshoring IP | 16 August 2017

After more than 50 years of cooperation between the African countries with a view to creating a common market, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement was signed on 21 March 2018...

Africa's promising economic growth is fuelled by its youthful population, but weak IP protection exposes the market to counterfeit products, harming consumers...

Africa's fashion industry is booming, creating more job opportunities across the continent. Driven by youth, culture, and growing global interest, the sector is gaining international recognition through designers, brands, and events.

There is a sunrise period from 30 March 2015 to 29 May 2015 during which brand holders may register the domain for its trade marks.

While the Madrid system in Africa may not function as effectively as it does in other parts of the world, there is certainly progress being made on implementing laws and streamlining procedures...

A trademark is the ‘most valuable asset that a business owns. This is according to Gerard du Toit, a senior associate in the Intellectual Property department.

On 9th July 2011, the former Sudanese territory corresponding to the states of Bahr el Ghazal, Equatoria and Greater Upper Nile seceded from the Republic of Sudan and became the independent Republic of South Sudan.

A suggested increase in official fees for South African patent and designs has been suspended.

In general, non-resident licensors are only subject to tax in South Africa on income that is attributable to a permanent establishment in South Africa of that licensor; or to the extent that tax is

A Brazilian company called Gradiente has managed to get a Brazilian trade mark registration for the mark iPhone for cell phones.

Tumisang Keitseng, owner of the Zebras trade mark, has threatened the Botswana Football Association as well as its sponsor All Kasi with legal action regarding the continued use of her trade mark on the country’s soccer kit without her consent.

Trade mark law is essentially about preventing consumer confusion.

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