Legal Updates
June 11, 2025
Bermuda: New trade mark legislation in force on 1 July 2025
As we have reported previously and following a further six-month delay, Bermuda’s new trade mark legislation, the Trade Marks Act 2023, will come i...
June 4, 2025
Mauritius: accession to the Harare Protocol (ARIPO)
On 27 May 2025, Mauritius deposited its Instrument of Accession to the Harare Protocol on Patents, Utility Models and Industrial Designs with the ARIPO Director General (Mr Bemanya Twebaze). Mauritius will be the 21st...
May 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...
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...
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