Kenya - Protecting Intellectual PropertyKenya-Protecting-IP
Kenya is a member the World Intellectual Property Organization and the World Trade Organization. Kenya is a signatory to the TRIPS Agreement and several other major international and regional intellectual property conventions as noted below. Kenya also is a member of the African Regional Industrial Property Organization (ARIPO) based in Harare, Zimbabwe and is empowered by the Harare protocol on patents and industrial designs to grant patents and to register utility models and industrial designs on behalf of contracting states.
However, enforcement of IPR continues to pose a challenge to rights holders. Pirated and counterfeit products in Kenya present a major impediment to U.S. businesses operating in the country. Industry estimates that piracy and counterfeiting of business software, records, music, consumer goods, and electronics such as mobile phones, and pharmaceuticals in Kenya costs firms over US$300 million in lost sales annually.
Kenya is a member the World Intellectual Property Organization and the World Trade Organization. Kenya is a signatory to the TRIPS Agreement and several other major international and regional intellectual property conventions as noted below. Kenya also is a member of the African Regional Industrial Property Organization (ARIPO) based in Harare, Zimbabwe and is empowered by the Harare protocol on patents and industrial designs to grant patents and to register utility models and industrial designs on behalf of contracting states.
However, enforcement of IPR continues to pose a challenge to rights holders. Pirated and counterfeit products in Kenya present a major impediment to U.S. businesses operating in the country. Industry estimates that piracy and counterfeiting of business software, records, music, consumer goods, and electronics such as mobile phones, and pharmaceuticals in Kenya costs firms over US$300 million in lost sales annually.
Prepared by the International Trade Administration. With its network of more than 100 offices across the United States and in more than 75 markets, the International Trade Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce utilizes its global presence and international marketing expertise to help U.S. companies sell their products and services worldwide. Locate the trade specialist in the U.S. nearest you by visiting http://export.gov/usoffices.
However, enforcement of IPR continues to pose a challenge to rights holders. Pirated and counterfeit products in Kenya present a major impediment to U.S. businesses operating in the country. Industry estimates that piracy and counterfeiting of business software, records, music, consumer goods, and electronics such as mobile phones, and pharmaceuticals in Kenya costs firms over US$300 million in lost sales annually.
Kenya is a member the World Intellectual Property Organization and the World Trade Organization. Kenya is a signatory to the TRIPS Agreement and several other major international and regional intellectual property conventions as noted below. Kenya also is a member of the African Regional Industrial Property Organization (ARIPO) based in Harare, Zimbabwe and is empowered by the Harare protocol on patents and industrial designs to grant patents and to register utility models and industrial designs on behalf of contracting states.
However, enforcement of IPR continues to pose a challenge to rights holders. Pirated and counterfeit products in Kenya present a major impediment to U.S. businesses operating in the country. Industry estimates that piracy and counterfeiting of business software, records, music, consumer goods, and electronics such as mobile phones, and pharmaceuticals in Kenya costs firms over US$300 million in lost sales annually.
Prepared by the International Trade Administration. With its network of more than 100 offices across the United States and in more than 75 markets, the International Trade Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce utilizes its global presence and international marketing expertise to help U.S. companies sell their products and services worldwide. Locate the trade specialist in the U.S. nearest you by visiting http://export.gov/usoffices.