Politicians identify a song that reflects the theme of their campaigns, they often use it and by the time copyright owners reach out, it is too late.

The main objective of the changes to the law was to ensure that government could intervene to secure the interests of the members

The types of intellectual property recognised under the Kenyan legal system include patents, trademarks, copyright and design rights

New measures could help boost royalty payouts

Sports intersect very closely with Intellectual Property mainly by leveraging the use of brand names, sale of broadcast rights.

The election season is with us again. As such, it is a good time as any to share my political wish list with the two major coalitions. The silent treatment the sector received from the two major coalitions’ manifestos was a big surprise, given that Kenya has for several decades been claiming to have the ambition of attaining high economic growth driven by intellectual capital (knowledge economy).