Category: international news

Burundi: Extension of renewal deadline for trad...

Prior to 2009, all trade marks registered in Burundi were valid for an indefinite period. However...

Update: South Sudan

South Sudan currently does not have any IP laws in place and the Trade Marks Registry has not bee...

Mandatory Recordation Process of trade marks in...

It is no longer news that registration of IPR with the Kenya Anti-Counterfeit Authority (ACA) is ...

Major strides in the inclusivity of Copyright L...

Publish or perish, but what about patent?

Researchers are known to be analytical individuals, driven by passion for their fields of study, ...

Constitutional Court finds sections of the Copy...

Constitutional Court finds sections of the Copyright Act unconstitutional for unfairly discrimina...

Cape Verde Accedes to the Banjul Protocol

Following the decision by the Cape Verdean Parliament to accede to the Lusaka Agreement [1], the ...

Cape Town Based Intellectual Property Law Firm ...

Intellectual property law firm Von Seidels won the “Patent Firm of the Year – South Africa”...

What? Who? Why? The Inventor Edition...

What is an inventor? The South African Patents Act No. 57 of 1978 (“the Act”) does not provide a...

Mandatory to Record IP Rights for Goods Importe...

Kenya has taken a robust approach to anti-counterfeiting by putting specific legislation in place...

2022 Awards by IP STARS (Managing IP)

Von Seidels is shortlisted for three 2022 awards by IP STARS (Managing IP): Africa Firm of the Y...

IP Law in the Video Gaming Industry

Protecting your IP in the video gaming industry Over recent years a greater focus has been placed...