The Creativez Meetup This Sunday – Let’s Talk Intellectual Property

IPKenya would highly recommend that all attend an important event dubbed “The Creativez Meet-up – Intellectual Property” taking place this Sunday 3rd June from 14h00 to 17h00. Here are just a few reasons why: 1. The calibre of speakers: Almost all the presenters are LL.M holders in Intellectual Property and have extensive experience in their … Continue reading »

Words for the Unwary: Intellectual Property and Political Parties in Kenya

Political parties in Kenya would be advised to take some lessons from recent happenings in Ghana and South Africa, relating to intellectual property (IP). With elections around the corner, there are a number of important issues that must be addressed by political parties to ensure that they do not fall foul of existing IP laws … Continue reading »

Safaricom and Intellectual Property Theft: Some Thoughts

The Business Daily reveals that there are currently two accusations of intellectual property theft levelled against Safaricom, Kenya’s leading mobile telephone company: a. “Maliza Storo”: a service that enables pre-pay subscribers to access airtime on credit for a fee of 10 per cent for each request. b. “M-Kesho”: a mobile-based platform allows customers to perform … Continue reading »

Performers’ Rights: Positive Amendments to the Kenya Copyright Act

The Business Daily reports that the Attorney General has proposed amendments to the Kenya Copyright Act 2001 (No 12 of 2001) by inserting a new clause (30A) which now gives performers the right to claim and equitably share remuneration for sound recordings and visual works among themselves. In a quote reported from the Kenya Gazette … Continue reading »

Licensing Digital Works and Copyright Law in Kenya

Editor’s note: IPKenya invites you all to an IP discussion session dubbed ‘IP Check-in’ to be held at the Nairobi Innovation Hub (*iHub_) on Saturday May 12, 2012 from 11 am. The topic of software licensing and intellectual property will be discussed. Our point of departure is that in Kenya, the definition of a ‘computer … Continue reading »

Kenyan Intellectual Property Law Practice Strikes Gold

One of Kenya’s most prominent corporate law firms, Iseme, Kamau & Maema Advocates (IKM), has been named as one of the top 1000 global law firms in trademark law practice and related intellectual property matters. The World Trademark Review 1000, which is in its second edition, is an essential guide to the world’s leading trademark … Continue reading »

Kenya’s Top IP Lawyers to Attend International Trademark Association INTA Annual Meeting

You’ve probably heard that next week, 9,000 professionals from around the world are expected to attend the International Trademark Association (INTA) Annual Meeting in Washington, DC from May 5 to 9 2012. Some of the topics on the agenda include international trademark issues, including developments in international trademark laws, tactics for fighting global counterfeiting and … Continue reading »

Conference: Enhancing the Culture of Reading and Books in the Digital Age – Copyright as a Means to Foster Creativity and Access in Africa

What has happened to reading in the age of the Internet? Will the digital age put an end to the culture of reading and books that has been nurtured over centuries? In association with the Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO), the Kenya National Library Service (KNLS), Kopiken, the Kenyan Publishers Association (KPA) and the Kenyan Writers … Continue reading »