Category: News

Beyond the Gigafactory: The Intellectual Proper...

17 July 2026 South Africa’s ambition to establish a lithium iron phosphate (LFP) gigafactor...

Egypt introduces trade mark official fee increa...

15 May 2026 Pursuant to Decision Nos. 64 and 65 of 2026 issued by the Egyptian Intellectual Prope...

Cape Verde introduces new Industrial Property C...

14 May 2026 In a welcome development, Cape Verde has enacted a new Industrial Property Code (“the...

Von Seidels named 2026 Patent Firm of the Year ...

We are delighted to announce that Von Seidels has been named Patent Firm of the Year – Sout...

South Africa’s infrastructure renewal and the I...

30 March 2026 South Africa’s transport and logistics backbone is entering a period of renewal, an...

Zambia update: New Trade Marks Act in action

3 March 2026 Following our recent update on Zambia’s Trade Marks Act No. 11 of 2023 (“the Act”) c...

An important leap forward for Sierra Leone’s tr...

20 February 2026 Although Sierra Leone’s Trade Marks Act of 2014 has been applied in practice for...

Navigating the New Plant Improvement Act in Sou...

18 February 2026 On 1 December 2025, the South African Plant Improvement Act No. 11 of 2018 (“the...

The 2026 edition of ARIPO’s Banjul Protocol is ...

17 February 2026 Last year, Von Seidels attended the 49th Administrative Council meeting of the A...

AfCFTA: The Race for IP Protection in Africa is On

16 January 2026 Africa is on the brink of the biggest economic shift in its history. The African ...

Zambia’s new Trade Marks Act is officially in f...

9 January 2026 Last year, we shared news of Zambia’s long-awaited Trade Marks Act No. 11 of 2023 ...

Ideas, expressions, and virtual battlefields: U...

23 October 2025 The recent popular release of Battlefield 6 has coincided with the release of the...