Establishment of the Protocol The protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPRs) is critical for achieving the objectives of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Particularly the objectives regarding the sustainable and inclusive socio-economic development, structural transformation, industrial development competitiveness of economies with the continent and global market, through the protocol on Intellectual […]

On 22nd December 2022, the President of Zanzibar assented to the Written Laws (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act, 2022 which amended various laws, including repeal of section 238 (3) of the Companies Act No. 15 of 2013. The repeal of section 238(3) dispensed the requirement for companies incorporated in Tanzania Mainland with a place of business in […]

On the 26th of April 2022, the Kenyan Anti-Counterfeit Authority (“ACA”) published Public Notice, No. 1/2022, in which it announced a deadline for the recordal on the Anti-Counterfeit Authority Integrated Management System (“AIMS”) of all goods bearing Intellectual Property Rights being imported into Kenya. That Notice required that all Intellectual Property Rights Holders to record their Intellectual Property Rights […]