Legal Articles: Trademark, Patent, Industrial Design, Copyright, IPR in Africa and Middle East
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Legal Articles in Africa and Middle East by Areas of Law
Legal notes to trademark registration in Rwanda
Nov
Trademark registration in Rwanda. Rwanda, officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley. The economy of Rwanda is based mostly on subsistence agriculture. Coffee and tea are the major cash crops for export. Tourism is a fast-growing sector and is now the country’s leading foreign exchange earner. Rwanda is […]
Intellectual Property In Nigeria: A Summary Of Protectable Rights
Nov
Intellectual property (IP) is a term that refers to the products of intellectual creations. However, it can also refer to a broad category of intellectual creations for which the law grants the exclusive right of appropriation to the recognized proprietors. Nigeria intellectual property law is a set of laws that covers all elements of IP […]
How to register trademark in Qatar?
Nov
Trademark registration in Qatar. Qatar, officially the State of Qatar, is a country located in Western Asia, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula. In the 21st century, Qatar emerged as a significant power in the Arab world through its resource-wealth, as well as its globally expanding media group. […]
Legal notes to trademark registration in Oman
Nov
Trademark registration in Oman. Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman, is a country on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. By regional standards, Oman has a relatively diversified economy. Tourism is the fastest-growing industry in Oman. Other sources of income, agriculture, and industry are small in comparison and account for less […]
Legal notes to trademark registration in Nigeria
Nov
Trademark registration in Nigeria. Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. Nigeria’s mixed economy is the largest in Africa, the 26th-largest in the world by nominal GDP, and 25th-largest by PPP. It is a lower-middle-income economy, with its abundant supply of natural resources, well-developed financial, legal, communications, transport sectors, […]
Legal notes to trademark registration in Mozambique
Oct
Trademark registration in Mozambique. Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique, is a country located in Southeastern Africa. Although Mozambique was one of the poorest countries in the world, this country has seen a sharp increase in the past few decades. More than 1,200 mostly small state-owned enterprises have been privatized. Preparations for privatization and/or sector […]
Legal notes to trademark registration in Morocco
Oct
Trademark registration in Morocco. Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the Northwesternmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. Morocco’s economy is considered a relatively liberal economy governed by the law of supply and demand. During the beginning of the 21st century, the Government of Morocco has conducted many sharp reforms which turned […]
Kenya: Anti-counterfeiting Regulations Update
Oct
On July 23, 2021, the Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Industrialization, Trade and Enterprise Development jointly issued the Anti-Counterfeit (Amendment) Regulations, 2021 (Legal Notice no. 117) and the Anti-Counterfeit (Recordation) Regulations, 2021 (Legal Notice no. 118). The proposed amendments to the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act of 2018, adopted by Kenya’s Parliament to bring […]
Proposals to amend Rwanda’s intellectual property law
Oct
Rwanda’s legislative committee is debating a draft IP legislation. The proposals include a variety of subjects. Patents Patent specifications The proposal permits a provisional patent specification to be filed in order to obtain a filing date. Before completing the entire application, the patentee will have a period of time to finalize the specifics of the invention, […]
Legal notes to trademark registration in Kuwait
Oct
Trademark registration in Kuwait. Kuwait, officially the State of Kuwait, is a country in Western Asia. Kuwait has been classified as a “potential middle power” by the Hague Centre for Strategic Studies. Furthermore, Kuwait is a founding member of the GCC and a major non-NATO ally to the United States. Kuwait also has strong economic […]