Category: Intellectual Property
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The Easy Patent:What is a Utility Model?
Businesses and inventors are always under pressure to find ways to protect their groundbreaking ideas from being stolen by competitors and detractors. That is why they make use of the intellectual property registration system. However, the system offers different degrees of protection and the standards of each type of registration…
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What is a Trademark Licence Agreement?
What if I told you that you can make money from your competitors? Strange, isn’t it? But you can actually make money by letting your competitors use your Trademark. If you have a trademark registered over a particular symbol, logo, scent, word, or phrase, you can have people pay you…
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What is Trademark Infringement in Kenya?
Why do you buy the perfume brand that you use? Why do you drink only a particular type of whiskey or soda brand? If you are to be honest, there is something about that brand that you like and which makes you choose it as opposed to the others in…
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What is a Patent in Kenya?
When you hear the word ‘Patent’ what comes to your mind? Maybe it’s an image of Thomas Edison inventing the light bulb or the Wright brothers inventing the first airplane. If this is what came to mind, you are correct. For most of human history, patents served us ownership rights…
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How to get an International Patent in Kenya
Do you have a unique invention that you believe is worth protecting and securing not just locally but even in the global market? By the beginning of last year, Kenya ranked among the top 5 African countries with international patent filings done through the Kenya Industrial Property Institute. In this…
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What can you Trademark in Kenya?
One of the most effective ways to protect your brand identity and idea is by registering a trademark. A trademark is how your customers recognize you in the marketplace and distinguish you from your competitors. Here are some examples of things that you can trademark. Recently, the Kenyan Deputy President set tongues…
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3 Things that you need to get your Patent Application Approved in Kenya
If you have watched enough movies that revolve around technology you have most likely heard the term “Patent” thrown around. It is often used when someone wants to claim original ownership over a machine or device they have created. But what exactly is a Patent? A Patent is an exclusive right that…
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What is a Trademark and why is it important?
When you develop an idea for a business, one of the most important things you can do is to find a way to protect it from being stolen. There are several ways you can do this but one of the most effective ways is to register a trademark. A trademark…
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