A successful IP system is crucial to the growth of small and medium enterprises in Nigeria, however, there are some major challenges hindering its development.

Rwanda is a landlocked country, located south of the Equator in east-central Africa, bordering Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi and Uganda.

Until mid-2020 there were no regulations drafted on the implementation of the Sierra Leone Trademarks Act 2014, nor was the date of its entry into force defined in the act...

The "Brexit" referendum took place a year and a half ago and the terms for the withdrawal began being formally discussed since March last year.

A European Union Trademark (EUTM) application can be refused on several grounds.

Trademarks have dominated Cape Verde's IP field at the expense of other rights such as patents and industrial designs for many years.

With a population growth rate of 2.25%, Egypt has the second biggest population in Africa, as well as the third-largest economy.

Located in the Horn of Africa with a total area of 1,100,000 square kilometres and approximately 118 million inhabitants, Ethiopia shares borders with Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, Somaliland, Kenya

This is a new case of applying to register a sound mark which gained notoriety in the news media and, once again, was rejected owing to the absence of a distinctive character – sound marks are eligible for registration, though not all.

Trademark owners have a monopoly over the use of their registered mark insofar as they can prevent third parties from using equal or similar signs...

Libya has imposed, by means of a directive, a restriction on foreigners registering trademarks in the country, with effect from November 1, 2022.

After 61 years of no substantial revisions to Malawi's trademark legal framework, 2016 was the year when a new and fresh trademark Bill has been finally drafted and formally published in the country's Government Gazette ...

This article addresses some of the fundamental difficulties with protecting patents in Africa. Outdated laws, their lack of enforceability or the utilisation of the public interest for politic reasons, are of the major problems.

Throughout the article, we will analyze some graphics and charts so we can draw some conclusions about the technological advance involving AI.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has already opened the door to our reality and we have not even realized it. Think again who believes that a world endowed with technological autonomy without...

Characterized by historical feats, it is also externalized by artistic forms, namely traditional cultural expressions.

Every financial year, applicants settle a budget for their trademark portfolio, which involves examining expenses for new applications and maintaining existing rights, prosecution, litigation, and disbursements, among other things.

Understanding trade secrets is fundamental to protect IP but it is also essential to innovation on a global scale.

Ikea, the Swedish furniture retailer with hundreds of stores around the globe, has threatened legal action against the developer of The Store Is Closed, a survival horror video game...

Chocolate enthusiasts will note that certain specialty chocolates are not available during the summer, creating anticipation for their return after the ‘silly season'.