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From March 1st 2025, the amendments to the Harare Protocol on Patents and Industrial Design will take effect, including their implementing regulations, Forms and Fees.

The Zanzibar Industrial Property Office (ZIPO) has implemented a significant increase in official fees for intellectual property services...

Watch our Jadon Wolmarans being interviewed on eNCAnews discussing counterfeit goods and its implication on all sectors across Africa.

"After 20 years your patents form part of the public domain" - John McKnight, a partner at Spoor & Fisher, explains the importance of patent protection as well as patent conditions.

Registering a patent for your creation isn't always enough to ensure protection, but it remains the best and cleanest way to stake your claim for ownership of that product.

Dina Biagio, a partner at Spoor & Fisher, explains how technology transfer is managed in South Africa.

"A solution to a problem" - John McKnight, a partner at Spoor & Fisher, explains what a patent is.

Africa is beginning to make its mark in the international space sector, driven by growing investment and innovation. The 2025 inauguration of the African Space Agency represents a key milestone in this expansion.

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.

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...

Kindly note that all charges will remain unaltered until further notice.

The Indian Patent Office has proposed a very substantial increase in fees across the board for patent matters.

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

Registering a patent for your creation isn't always enough to ensure protection, but it remains the best and cleanest way to stake your claim for ownership of that product.

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.