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In March 2025, Uganda introduced new ICT Intellectual Property Guidelines, a significant step to protect innovations in its growing tech sector. Experts have welcomed this move, which provides a framework for safeguarding software, digital content, and other ICT-related IP. This aligns with Uganda’s broader strategy to bolster its digital economy and could set a precedent […]

Following a notice issued by the Director General of ARIPO, Bemanya Twebaze, on 31 January 2025, amendments to the Harare Protocol and its Regulations came into effect on 1 March 2025. The Harare Protocol governs the filing of patent, utility model, and industrial design applications at ARIPO, allowing applicants to designate up to 22 member states.

On 5th February, 2025 the African Court on Human and peoples’ rights delivered a landmark judgement, the court delivered a decision in the case of center for Human rights and Others V. the United Republic of Tanzania. In his decision, the court held that the government of Tanzania had violated the rights of people with

Arusha, 10 February 2025: The African Court on Human & Peoples’ Rights (the Court/AfCHPR) will on Wednesday, 12 February and Thursday 13 February 2025, hold a Public Hearing in the matter of the Democratic Republic of Congo v Republic of Rwanda (Application 007/2023) at the seat of the Court in Arusha – United Republic of Tanzania, from 9:30AM (East African

LIBYA SUSPENDS TRADEMARK APPLICATIONS On 15 January 2025, the Libyan Ministry of Economy issued Ministerial Decision No. 2 of 2025, revoking all trademark applications filed between 2 April and 2 September 2024 due to the suspension of operations at the Trademark Office during that period. As a result, all acceptance notices for applications submitted within