Region: Africa & Middle East

Featured in Online marketplace counterfeit hotspots

In the next instalment of our regular series identifying the digital marketplaces that brand owners should monitor as part of their global anti-counterfeiting efforts, we head to Egypt.

11 April 2022

Free survey is designed to give trademark practitioners the opportunity to share their opinion on the industry.

08 April 2022

The Industrial Property Act 2019 came into force on 31 January 2022. This update highlights the key points of interest for IP owners and practitioners.

07 April 2022

WTR is pleased to reveal the shortlist for the 2022 WTR Industry Awards, with corporate teams featured including those from Coty, Google, Meta, New Balance, Spotify, The LEGO Group and Unilever.

01 April 2022

The rollout of the first phase is a welcome development, as it represents the first step by the Anti-counterfeit Authority towards improving the enforcement of IP rights in Kenya at border entry points.

30 March 2022

Trademark practitioners are invited to share their experience of the past 12 months and brand protection predictions for the future.

29 March 2022

Featured in Stock market performance

The WTR Brand Elite tumbled nine points in the month ending 28 February, hitting its lowest level in a year.

22 March 2022

Featured in Online marketplace counterfeit hotspots

In the next instalment of our regular series identifying the digital marketplaces that brand owners should monitor as part of their global anti-counterfeiting efforts, we head to Saudi Arabia.

16 March 2022

Under a recently approved policy, federal government ministries, departments and agencies must migrate their websites and official email addresses from generic extensions to Nigeria’s second-level domain.

03 March 2022

The most significant change at the Uganda Registration Service Bureau has been the shift from manual to online filing, which became inevitable due to the covid-19 pandemic.

02 March 2022