<p>The 40th edition of the Luanda International Trade Fair (FILDA), the largest international trade event in Angola, will be held from 22-27 July in the Special Economic Zone (ZEE) - Luanda Exhibition ...

<p dir="ltr">Ethiopia is now a signatory to the Paris Convention and the Madrid Protocol, with both set to enter into force on August 15, 2025. This upcoming integration is expected to simplify the ...

The concept of artificial intelligence (AI) is a global phenomenon that has taken over every aspect of life. AI is the possibility and capability of computer systems to perform human-designed tasks ...

A court might examine the nature of the inventor, the absence of a clear human inventor, and the inability of the AI to legally transfer rights, all of which could lead to a ruling that the patent is ...

Trademarks in the Republic of Congo are registered through OAPI, which generally uses a single-class filing approach for applications. Applicants must present a clear reproduction of the trademark and ...

As of March 1, 2025, the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) has enacted a series of major amendments to its governing legal instrument, the Harare Protocol, which regulates ...

<p>The current European Union (EU) Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 on the European Union trade mark) on EU trademarks entered into ...

<p>Due to increasing competition between companies in multiple countries, trademarks have become essential in commercial activities and represent a great value to the success of a business, as they ...

Africa is the continent with the largest number of countries – 54. As trademarks are usually protected at a national level, an African-wide trademark protection strategy can be taxing. However, there ...

<p>Managing Partner at Inventa and one of the main responsible for the growth and recognition of the company as a leading Intellectual Property (IP) law firm, nationally and ...

Countries in blue are PCT members, while countries in gray are not. Source: WIPO (2020) Using the Paris Convention If a country is not member of the PCT, the Paris Convention for the Protection of ...

Director of Inventa Nigeria, she manages our office and team in Lagos. Angela is a qualified legal practitioner and Patent and Trademark Attorney before the Nigeria Intellectual Property Institute.