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Cape Verde Accedes to the Banjul Protocol

Following the decision by the Cape Verdean Parliament to accede to the Lusaka Agreement [1], the Harare Protocol [2], the Banjul Protocol [3] and the...

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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...

ARIPO Introduces Third-Party Observations

The Harare Protocol on Patent and Industrial Designs empowers the African Regional Intellectual P...

10 Strategic Tips for Filing Trade Marks in Africa

Many consider Africa to be so complex that they do not know where to start when considering a fil...

International Commercialisation

8 IP Considerations The South African Exchange Control Regulations require Treasury approval fo...

CIPC Update: The Big File Move

An update from the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) On 26 July 2021 the Com...

Update On The Proposed TRIPS Waiver For COVID-19

An update on the TRIPS waiver proposal for the prevention, containment, and treatment of COVID-19...

Kenya Implements Anti-Counterfeit Recordation R...

Kenya is one of the African frontrunners in the implementation of legislation and procedures in t...

Anti-Counterfeiting in Africa in COVID times

How covid-19 has hit anti-counterfeiting in Africa and what brand owners can do to fight back Th...