This year, on the 1st and 2nd of May, the Worldwide Symposium on Geographical Indications 2025 was held in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.

After a break in the online operations at the Zimbabwean Registry, it is now back to business as usual with the Registry's Industrial Property Automated System (IPAS) being back up and running since 7 May 2021.

In October 2021, the Industrial Property Automated System (IPAS) crashed, and this caused a devastating ripple effect on all matters at the Registry. The IPAS system has now been replaced and is now fully functional.

Although the Zimbabwe Intellectual Property Office (ZIPO) has welcomed the fact that its Industrial Property Automated System (IPAS) is up and running again...

By regulations published on its Independence Day, 18 April 2025, the Zimbabwe Government announced new, reduced fees for women, SME's, as well as students, universities and research institutions, individuals who apply for protection of Intellectual Property, ...

As per our previous article, it was important to highlight the need for one to protect their Intellectual property rights.

Recently, the Industrial Property Automation System (IPAS) which is the IP management system used at Zimbabwe Intellectual Property Offices...

Intellectual property defines your product or service. Many people today do not protect their intellectual property rights and in so doing do not protect their businesses.

This is an appeal decision relating to Cairns Foods Limited and Netrade Marketing, two companies in the business of producing and marketing food products, in particular, fruit jam.

The African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) has recently announced amendments to the Banjul Protocol on Trademarks that will come into force on 01 March 2026.

In an effort to contain the recent upsurge in COVID 19 cases, the Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe announced a 30 day nationwide lockdown which commenced on 05 January 2021.

On 6 December 2021, the Permanent Secretary for the Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, Mrs V. Mabiza opened the meeting of the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization...

Local trade mark applications in Zimbabwe can be fairly expensive.

Trademark law is far more complex than it appears at first glance. While traditionally associated with protecting brand names, logos, and symbols, trademark protection extends to unconventional marks...

Zimbabwe acceded to the Banjul Protocol on Marks (ARIPO) in 1997.

In a previous article, it was noted that on 18 April 2025 regulations were published amending intellectual property registration regulations for applications filed in Zimbabwe at the national level, Zimbabwe Intellectual Property office (ZIPO).

At the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) Administrative Council Meetings held 6 to 9 December 2021 in Victoria Falls...

The Government of Zimbabwe, a few years ago, enacted the Companies and Other Business Entities Act (Companies Act).

The head of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Daren Tang, was in Zimbabwe for a three-day official working visit.

TechZim recently reported that Shingai Mutasa, founder of the Zimbabwean investment firm Masawara was appointed to head a US$200 million Africa startup fund.