法律更新

Following a commencement order issued on 31 March 2026, there will be a new trade marks law (Trade Marks (Jersey) Law 2026) coming into effect in Jersey on 01 August 2026. An accompanying Trade Marks (Jersey) Order 20...

The African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) has joined the Global Patent Prosecution Highway pilot (GPPH) programme, effective 6 January 2026. ARIPO now provides three options for Expedited/Acce...

Published as Statutory Instrument No. 19 of 2024, Sierra Leone's Trade Mark Regulations 2024 have now been implemented by the local Registry as from early January 2026. The Regulations introduce some long overdue g...

ARIPO has adopted amendments to the Banjul Protocol, with effect from 1 March 2026. The regional trade mark filing structure remains intact.  Applications continue to be filed centrally through ARIPO, designated to...

The Tanzania Fair Competition Commission (FCC) has confirmed that, with effect from 10 January 2026, it will no longer accept international or ARIPO trade mark registrations for the purposes of trade mark recordation....