Africa

Jennifer Colantoni of Spoor & Fisher summarises the changes under Uganda’s newly enacted trademark regulations and notes that the attorney general’s advice has been sought on one issue

The Zambian High Court has handed down its ruling in a case brought to oppose and expunge two marks. Duncan Maguire of Spoor & Fisher Jersey reports on the decision

A South African biltong company has prevailed in a fiery dispute concerning a mark. Reinard Krüger of Spoor & Fisher, Pretoria, digests the reasoning behind the decision

Jenny Pienaar and Nicole Haworth of Adams & Adams discuss the potential implications of South Africa's divisive R3337 food labelling bill in an exclusive podcast

Matthew Costard and Nola Pontes of Spoor & Fisher Jersey look at some of the issues that arise with trademark searching in countries that form the continent of Africa

Dedicated anti-counterfeiting legislation and a ‘dual registration system’ are among the measures that demonstrate how seriously counterfeiting is taken in Kenya. Duncan Maguire of Spoor & Fisher Jersey summarises two recent developments

Mandy Swanepoel and Lisa van Zuydam of Adams & Adams offer practical insights on protecting trade dress in South Africa and beyond, using both trademark and non-trademark tools

Megan Dinnie of Spoor & Fisher Jersey reports on the creation of a body designed to adapt to the rapid evolution of IP and harness its potential to drive economic growth

Jeanine Coetzer of Spoor & Fisher highlights several problems with a trademark decision by the Gauteng High Court that has been overturned by the South African Supreme Court of Appeal

Duncan Maguire of Spoor & Fisher Jersey reports on the publication of draft legislation to overhaul an act dating back to 1958 as judgment is passed in a recent case concerning well-known marks

Chris Walters of Spoor & Fisher analyses a novel Tanzanian case concerning the ‘Tiffany’ mark and the ‘well-known’ status test

Wilhelm Prozesky of Adams & Adams and Adv Rory Voller of the CIPC consider the latest patent-related developments from South Africa, in an exclusive podcast