PRACTICE AREAS

Intellectual Property Rights

Our corporate and individual clients are engaged in diverse forms of innovations, creative works and brand development that require strategic optimum commercial exploitation, effective protection, and strict enforcement in case of infringement.  In that context, we provide legal services and solutions to our international and local clients with the objective of promoting utility, protection and enforcement of the intellectual property rights in their innovations, creative works and brands, which include:

  • Application for the registration of trademarks, patents, industrial designs, utility models, certification marks, copyrights and plant breeders’ rights through the applicable institutions including Kenyan, the Africa Regional Intellectual Property Organisation (ARIPO) and World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) offices; 
  • Advising on, structuring and reviewing intellectual property rights related agreements such as trade secrets, non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements, licences, and contracts relating to assignment, agency, distribution, branding, sponsorship, endorsement and payment of royalties;  
  • Protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights in courts and tribunals including actions for infringement of trade mark, copyright, rights in performance, database rights, domain names right, trademark infringement and passing off.