KISCH IP, as a specialised Intellectual Property (IP) law firm
in Africa, is in touch with any changes in Africa, including
changes in how IP is being dealt with at the different Registries
in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.
One of the requirements for the protection of IP, is the
maintenance (renewal) of existing registrations for such IP. A
failure to renew timeously will result in the relevant registration
being removed due to non-renewal on the official Register. During
the pandemic, for some territories everything has continued as
normal, especially where Registry officials are able to work
remotely and the Registry operations are primarily electronic.
However, for other territories there are/were temporary closure
periods resulting in deadlines being extended. As specialists in
Africa, we are able to advise on how best to proceed in each
territory.
