The Arusha Protocol on Plant Varieties “the Protocol” was adopted by a Diplomatic Conference of ARIPO at Arusha, Tanzania on 6 July 2015. Its Implementing Regulations were adopted by the ARIPO Administrative Council at Lilongwe Malawi on 22 November 2017. The purpose of the Protocol is to grant and protect plant breeders’ rights regionally. Plant [...]
World IP Day is commemorated on 26 April each year. It was established in 2000 by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) in order to highlight the role that intellectual property plays in fostering creativity and innovation. The theme this year is IP and Youth: Innovating For a Better Future. The object of the theme [...]
“With effect from 1 January 2022, amendments to the ARIPO Protocol on Patents and Industrial Designs came into force as highlighted in our article here. It has become apparent however, that the amendments under Rule 23(2)(d) are in conflict with Section 3(3) of the Harare Protocol as read with amended Rule 18(1)(a). The ARIPO Office [...]
KEY HIGHLIGHTS Seychelles is a new Contracting Party to the Harare Protocol on Patents and Industrial Designs and may be designated in ARIPO applications with effect from 1 January 2022. The applicant in a patent application may, in response to an objection by a designated state, amend the application and/or submit written argument in a [...]
On 3 May 2021, the Government of the Republic of The Gambia deposited its instrument of accession to the Banjul Protocol on Marks (hereinafter “the Protocol”) with the Director General of the African Regional Intellectual Property Organisation (ARIPO). Parties to the Protocol are Botswana, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Sao Tome and Principe, Swaziland, Uganda, [...]
Lorraine Takaendesa (a partner in the Intellectual Property Department) and Gloria Nyamayi (a partner in the Litigation Department) recently advised award winning artist, Hilzy, and producer, Dakarai Gwitira (DG), on a recording contract which was recently entered into between Hilzy and Cider Sounds, LLC. Lorraine Takaendesa, Gloria Nyamayi, Hilzy and Dakarai Gwitira
On 15 May 2020, the Government of Mozambique acceded to the Banjul Protocol on Marks. The Protocol was adopted by the ARIPO Administrative Council at Banjul, The Gambia on 19 November 1993 and came into effect on 6 March 1997. The Protocol was established in accordance with the objectives of ARIPO, which amongst other things, [...]
HONEY & BLANCKENBERG: Brief Opinion – Presidential Powers (Temporary Measures) (Deferral of rent and mortgage payments during National Lockdown) Regulations, 2020
Court operations during the 21 day Covid-19 National Lockdown Application This practice direction applies to the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court, the High Court, the Labour Court, the Administrative Court and the Magistrates’ Courts in Zimbabwe and is issued to cover gaps resulting from the 21 day national lockdown directive to combat the spread of [...]
Please be advised that due to the current COVID-19 pandemic which is having a severe impact globally and has necessitated the declaration of a state of disaster in Zimbabwe, we have instructed our employees to work from home as from Thursday, 26 March 2020, in order to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus. Our [...]
