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Court backs Adcock Ingram in trade mark dispute over medicine naming
5月 15, 2025

Court backs Adcock Ingram in trade mark dispute over medicine naming

In a significant ruling for the pharmaceutical sector, the Western Cape High Court found in favour of Adcock Ingram Limited in a trade mark infringement dispute against Cipla-Medpro (Pty) Limited, on 17 April 2025. Th...
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The Bahamas: action to take until the new Trade Marks Act Regulations are in force
4月 25, 2025

The Bahamas: action to take until the new Trade Marks Act Regulations are in force

As reported in our previous update, the new Trade Marks Act (the Act) came into force in the Bahamas with effect from 1 February 2025. ...
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Libya: Suspension of new applications
3月 13, 2025

Libya: Suspension of new applications

The Libyan Trade Marks Office has suspended the acceptance of new applications during the period 5 March 2025 to 10 April 2025, in order to focus on processing the backlog of pending applications. During this time the...
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African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA): Intellectual Property Considerations
3月 12, 2025

African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA): Intellectual Property Considerations

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) which forms part of Agenda 2063, has the potential to boost intra-African trade by eliminating tariffs and non-tariff barriers, and ultimately reducing poverty in Afric...
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Plant Breeders’ Rights (PBRs) – Nigeria to become a member of UPOV
3月 10, 2025

Plant Breeders’ Rights (PBRs) – Nigeria to become a member of UPOV

Nigeria has joined the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) as the 80th member of UPOV. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu signed Nigeria’s instrument of accession to the 1991 Act of th...
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