Despite the United Republic of Tanzania – which comprises Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar – frequently stating that innovation is a key driver of economic development and exceeding expectations for its innovation development ...

It is common to see a peak in trademark applications that contain terms associated with a recent event and the covid-19 outbreak is no exception.

"Inventa IP Review" is an annual compilation with the main Intellectual Property (IP) topics that occurred in the previous year.

The Algerian Trademark Law 03-06 (2003) states that a trademark registration is valid for 10 years from the application's filing date and may be renewed for 10-year periods after this.

During its short existence, the Cape Verde Institute of Management and Quality of Intellectual Property (IGQPI) has mainly focused on protecting trademarks and patents.

The receipt of an official notification requesting the payment of registration and certificate fees is one of the most eagerly awaited moments in the trademark registration process ...

Trademark owners have exclusive rights to exploit their protected goods and/or services, which prevent others from using equal or similar distinctive signs in the jurisdiction in which their rights are valid.

ARIPO is a regional intellectual property organization that is regulated by several protocols. With regard to patent applications, it is regulated by the Harare protocol whose member states are:

In Angola, all trademark applications are subject to examination by the Angolan Institute of Industrial Property (IAPI).

The majority of IP practitioners have had to adapt their routines to the current pandemic and create new working habits.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo's Industrial Property Law has been in force since 1982. Article 5 stipulates that there are three kinds of patent:

Trademark infringement in Africa is one of the reasons why various stakeholders avoid seeking protection there, as it is believed that the trademark registration systems of certain countries are not as effective as those of more developed countries.

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) defines the ‘green economy' as "the low carbon, resource efficient and socially inclusive economy".

Libya lies along the southern edge of the Mediterranean in North Africa and is the fourth largest Arab nation in the world. It has a population of almost 7 million people, 97% of whom are...

The African Regional Intellectual Property Organisation (ARIPO) was established in 1976 under the Lusaka Agreement.

The Doha Round represents the latest series of trade negotiations among WTO members, officially launched at the WTO's Fourth Ministerial Conference in Qatar in 2001.

On 26 September 2025 the Court of Appeal of Tanzania handed down a pivotal judgment confirming that African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) trademark registrations designating mainland Tanzania are not enforceable.

The African Regional Intellectual Property Organisation (ARIPO) allows an applicant to register a regional trademark, which designates the following countries:...

Gambia in West Africa is home to the capital city in which the African Regional Intellectual Property Organisation's (ARIPO) Administrative Council first adopted the Banjul Protocol in 1993.

The Seychelles is an archipelago in the Indian Ocean with less than 100,000 inhabitants.