Intellectual Property Protection
Description
KTK Advocates undertakes to register, renew and prepare licenses for trade and service marks for both local and international clients under the Trade Marks Act, regionally at the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) and internationally.
We also have considerable experience in cross-border trademark registration and dispute resolution, especially in Africa and the Middle East. We boast an in-house patent agent as well as expertise in the fast-evolving area of e-commerce, information and communication technology, the Internet and the intellectual property issues it raises.
We represent our clients in the areas of;
- Trademarks
- Copyrights
- Patents
- IP Advisory
- Infringement
- The law of passing off
- Unregistered and registered designs
We work with clients to develop, protect, promote and enforce their intellectual property rights.
The Firm has undertaken the following legal assignments, in this practice area, among others, in the last few years:
- Provision of legal advisory services to KETEPA in the registration and protection of their trademarks both within the Kenyan jurisdiction and in other jurisdictions.