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25 May 2018 is celebrated as AFRICA DAY and marks the formation of the African Union. Africa has seen a vast increase in investment and growth over the past 50+ years and many companies have already mobilized to capture this emerging demand

IP plays an extremely significant role in the world of toys, as a number of news reports have made very clear.

"It is truly astonishing how often businessmen conduct their affairs, involving at times huge financial interests, on the strength of crude and vague agreements and then ‘rely on hope, good spirits...

The Startup Bill, was established to provide a framework to encourage entrepreneurship in Kenya as well as to stimulate growth and sustainable development...

The pandemic caused a worldwide reduction in business activity. Now that the State of Disaster has officially ended, should a business person start a new business or purchase an existing one?

Africa is a vast continent with 54 countries and a plethora of legal traditions that can bewilder trademark applicants wishing to protect their intellectual property in this fast-growing region.

Regular readers of our articles will know that we have often discussed intellectual property ("IP") judgments coming out of Australia and New Zealand and that we like court cases...

The seizures of large numbers of counterfeit goods and consignments are regularly communicated in statistics and annual reports on enforcement efforts.

The Ethiopian Intellectual Property Office (EIPO), in collaboration with the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) has adopted an online trade mark filing system.

On the 4th of October 2019, the Moroccan Office of Industrial and Commercial Property (OMPIC) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)...

25 May 2016 is celebrated as AFRICA DAY and marks the formation of the African Union, which is extra special this year with the body marking its golden jubilee.

25 May is celebrated as AFRICA DAY and marks the formation of the African Union. Africa has seen a vast increase in investment and growth over the past 50+ years and many companies...

Some brands simply seem to play a major role in our lives – Apple, Facebook, Google, Netflix.

The African Organisation for Intellectual Property (OAPI) IP system is ruled by the Bangui Agreement, which was amended in 2019.

Many readers will be aware that regulations in the European Union ("EU") are stringent and closely monitored. One of the things that will shortly be monitored and regulated is the use of product packaging...

The overlap between trade mark law and product design is illustrated nicely by two recent decisions.

Entrepreneurs are considered to be sharp-witted people who create or recognise opportunities and are well-positioned to take advantage of them.