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  • Guernsey signs up to the Madrid Protocol

    Notification of the extension of the Madrid Protocol to Guernsey was deposited with WIPO on 30 September 2020 and came into effect on 1 January 2021.

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  • Gibraltar: Updates to Trade Mark and Patent Law

    On 11 December 2020, a bill titled the “Trade Marks and Patents (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2020” was passed, which makes some important amendments to trade mark and patent law in Gibraltar.

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  • BREXIT – EU Trade Marks and Designs

    As you may be aware, the Brexit transition term will end on 31 December 2020. As from 1 January 2021, all existing EU trade mark and design registrations will be cloned automatically onto the UK Trade Marks and Designs Registers creating new national registrations.  

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  • ARIPO: A new Director General

    ARIPO has announced the appointment of a new Director General (DG). Mr Bemanya Twebaze, currently the Chief Executive Officer of the Uganda Registration Services Bureau, will take office on 1 January 2021, and he will serve a four-year term until 31 December 2024.

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  • Africa: search mission

    Trade mark searching is becoming increasingly automated and centralised. But online searching does not really work for Africa. Matthew Costard and Nola Pontes reveal the challenges facing African IP professionals and registries across the Continent.

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Africa is our heritage and focus. Navigating the different laws and practices in each of the 59 countries and surrounding islands is challenging. Companies, law firms and inventors from around the world, and locally in Africa, rely on our deep knowledge, expertise and experience to protect their intellectual property (IP) across the continent. We offer the same services across the Caribbean. Relationships formed over many years with local associates and intellectual property (IP) offices provide a strong network and insight into the local cultures and ways of working. We also work with local African companies concerning their intellectual property (IP) interests in other countries. 

 

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  • ARIPO: A new Director General

    20 November 2020

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  • Spoor & Fisher beats own PMR.africa Awards record with category’s highest rating

    13 November 2020

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  • Africa: search mission

    11 November 2020

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