Region: Rwanda

According to a report in The New Times, a draft IP law is being considered by a parliamentary committee. This update highlights the main points of interest for IP owners in the country.

23 August 2021

With Africa proving to be a particularly lucrative region for brands seeking licensing opportunities, we examine what rights holders need to know about trademark licences from a swathe of nations across the continent.

01 October 2019

In our latest edition, we look at changes to Canadian registrations occurring next week, Unilever seeing a pay-off from purpose-led brands, brands being reminded to renew marks in Rwanda, and much more.

14 June 2019

A free trade area spanning the continent of Africa is a step closer to becoming reality, with 7 July announced as the date of official launch. We look at the range of IP challenges this will create.

12 June 2019

For this week’s blog post from the <em>WTR 1000</em> research team, it is timely to consider the current state of trademark protection in Africa.

15 August 2016

There have been recent changes made to IP practice in Rwanda. This is as a result of Ministerial Orders dated March 17 2016 (published in the <i>Official Gazette</i> on April 20 2016, but only made available on May 10 2016).

14 July 2016

Rwanda has finally obtained from ICANN the right to manage its own ccTLD, ‘.rw’, which was previously in the hands of a foreign individual. This is a victory for the Rwandan government which, in the past few years, has been giving increased importance to ICT innovations and development, and has been working on making the country a technological hub for the entire East African region.

09 November 2012