Bringing you the latest news and views from across Africa.
Promotional competitions create legal obligations through the promises made to consumers and the conditions on which they are invited to....
The ability to defend a trade mark in an African market depends in part on the scope of....
Public disclosure of an invention can affect the patent rights available to its owner long before any infringement dispute arises. For businesses....
Consider a business that commissions an influencer to promote their skincare product. The brief refers to improved hydration, but the published video promises to treat...
Mines often believe that stackers, reclaimers, and shiploaders can only be serviced by the original equipment manufacturer (“OEM”) because....
In 2025, we reported on the Tanzanian Court of Appeal's decision that ARIPO trade mark registrations were not enforceable in Tanzania. Recent legislative....