Legal Updates
November 13, 2024
Ethiopia accedes to the Paris Convention and the Madrid Protocol
On 1 October 2024, Ethiopia's Council of Ministers approved Ethiopia’s accession to the following international agreements:
The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
The M...
November 1, 2024
The Bahamas: New trade mark legislation published
The Bahamas has published new trade mark legislation, the Trade Marks Act 47 of 2024, which replaces the antiquated Trade Marks Act of 1906, and is in line with the legislation that is now followed by much of the worl...
October 31, 2024
Namibia Introduces Automated Statements of Grant for Madrid Applications
The Business and Intellectual Property Authority (BIPA) of Namibia has announced an automation initiative whereby Madrid Protocol applications designating Namibia will receive Statem...
October 18, 2024
Driving Innovation Together: Spoor & Fisher Supports SARIMA 2024
We were honoured to be Platinum Sponsors of the 2024 South African Research & Innovation Management Association (SARIMA) Conference, under the theme of “It Takes a Village.”...
October 18, 2024
Bermuda: New trade mark legislation
A new trade mark law is coming to Bermuda. In this article we discuss some of the more important provisions of the Trade Marks Act 2023 (‘the new law’).
Since publishing this update, The Office of ...
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