Africa Copyright and Collective Management Day is celebrated yearly on 14 September to raise awareness of Copyright and Collective Management Rights in Africa.

At the 39th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Assembly in Addis Ababa this past February, heads of state adopted eight key Annexes to the AfCFTA Protocol on Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs), which was considered a transformative step towards a unified African innovation market.

The Copyright Act provides for general exceptions to the protection of literary and musical works to allow for fair dealings with the works.

In October, EGIPA also published various ministerial decisions affecting the official fees payable relating to the prosecution of applications, registrations, and maintenance of registrations in respect of patents...

The Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill seeks to amend the Performer’s Protection, Copyright, Trade Marks and Designs Acts by including provisions which aim to recognise and protect traditional knowledge.

The second Kakamega International Conference was hosted in Kenya from 19 to 22 March 2024. The aim of the conference is to stimulate and accelerate economic growth in Kenya through sustainable investments.

Why is South Africa's proposed new Copyright Amendment Bill receiving so much opposition from the country's creative sector and education publishers?

From 11 November 2024 to 22 November 2024 the WIPO Diplomatic Conference took place in Riyadh, with the focus being the adoption of the Design Law Treaty (DLT).

In further news from Namibia, Partners against Piracy, an initiative spearheaded by MultiChoice, has now launched in Namibia. The initiative, which aims to reduce content piracy...

Donald Trump is, to put is lightly, a controversial figure, known for his extreme right wing political views and far from subtle criticism of, and disdain for, various minority groups.

Fanatics, Inc., a global digital sports platform, recently triumphed in a copyright infringement lawsuit brought by William Grondin, the creator of "Slice of the Ice", a hockey memorabilia product.

In December 2020, the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) announced the launch of a pilot project to test a new online filing system (e-filing platform).

A discussion on an interesting decision in the UK, recently involving something that's all the rage now – black and white photos of some iconic city scene, with one feature being bright red.

The IP survey conducted by Managing Intellectual Property is described as the industry’s "biggest, oldest and most detailed analysis of the leading patent firms worldwide."

Following, the adopting of ‘D' version of the Copyright Amendment Bill on 8 June, as well as the ‘D' version of the Performers' Protection Amendment Bill, the National Assembly, passed the bills on 31 August 2022.

In the culmination of a widely followed case, on 1 October 2014 the Supreme Court of Appeal ordered the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) to repay Mark Shuttleworth over R250 million plus interest.

Mark Phillips, mathematics textbooks author, entered into an agreement with Allcopy Publishers (Pty) Ltd, along with co-authors Jurgens Basson and Jaco Odendaal...

From 13 May 2024, the Registrar General in Ghana will use and accept the terms from the harmonised database of goods and services (HDB) in TMclass.

Lesotho's recent adoption of a National IP Policy (2025) and a Research and Innovation Policy (2021) reflects a broader strategy to build a knowledge-based economy and expand global trade, particularly in sectors like textiles, water, and agriculture. Between 2019 and 2023, Lesotho processed over 2,500 trademark applications and 1,300 patent and design filings through ARIPO, signalling growing international interest in its IP environment.

On 11 August 2025 the Companies and intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) announced that the application process for the re-instatement of companies and close corporations...