Legal Updates
April 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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March 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...
March 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...
March 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...
March 6, 2025
The Bahamas: New trade mark legislation in effect
As we have previously reported, The Bahamas has published new trade mark legislation, the new Trade Marks Act 47 of 2024 (the Act), in ...
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