Unpacking the changes made to the 2023 Harare Protocol on Patents and Industrial designs and Banjul Protocol on marks.
The Harare Protocol on Patents and Industrial designs was adopted in 1982, and it empowers ARIPO to grant and register patents, industrial designs, and utility models on behalf of contracting states. The Banjul Protocol adopted in 1993, deals with the registration of trademarks submitted either to the ARIPO Office or to the industrial property office […]
The Madrid Protocol & Zimbabwe: Frequently Asked Questions
Zimbabwe published the Madrid Protocol Regulations on the 13th March 2017. Here are some commonly asked questions regarding the Madrid System in Zimbabwe.
Record-Breaking: INTA Annual Meeting 2016 Highlights
The International Trademark Association’s (INTA) 138th meeting saw record-breaking numbers with over 10,000 registrants this year. Trademark lawyers from around the world gathered at this year’s annual meeting The annual meeting, which is a strategic networking opportunity for trademark lawyers around the world, took place on May 21 – May 25, 2016. The head of […]