Intellectual Property

What We Handle

01 Trademark searches, filing, prosecution, oppositions and renewals in Kenya, at ARIPO and via the Madrid Protocol
02 Patent and utility model applications, PCT national phase entry and patent portfolio management
03 Industrial design registration
04 Copyright registration with the Kenya Copyright Board and advice on software, media and creative works
05 Licensing, franchising, assignment and technology transfer agreements
06 Brand protection strategies for companies entering the Kenyan and East African markets
07 Anti-counterfeiting action, including complaints to the Anti-Counterfeit Authority and customs recordation
08 Trademark and copyright infringement and passing-off litigation
09 Domain name disputes and online brand abuse
10 IP due diligence in transactions and IP ownership provisions in employment and contractor agreements
11 Trade secrets and confidential information protection

A brand, an invention, a design or a piece of software is often worth more than the premises it is housed in. We help clients identify what they own, register it, license it profitably and enforce it against imitators.

The firm is a registered Trademark and Patent Agent with the Kenya Industrial Property Institute (KIPI) and files and prosecutes applications before KIPI, the Kenya Copyright Board and, for regional protection, the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO). We also coordinate international filings through the Madrid and PCT systems and act for foreign brand owners protecting their marks in Kenya.

Who We Act For

Consumer brands, manufacturers, technology and creative businesses, franchisors, foreign rights holders entering East Africa, and individual inventors and artists.

Why GNA

Registered KIPI agent status, so filings are handled in-house rather than outsourced
Enforcement capability through our litigation team
Regional and international filing coordination from a single Nairobi point of contact

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