Intellectual Property

Ensuring your creations and brand identity are protected against infringement and misuse.

Copyright law in Kenya , covers the rights granted to the creators of literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works as well as the producers of cinematography, films and sound recordings. These are a bundle of rights which include, among other things, the rights to reproduction of the work, communication of the work to the public , adaptation or translation of the work. We regularly advise clients in registering, negotiating terms and conditions of publishing, distributing, securing royalty as well as drafting licensing or assignment agreements. We further offer advice on the international validity of copyrights. We have extensive in infringement litigation, having successfully represented both copyright owners as well as alleged infringers.

Our services include:

Identify ownerships issue
Registration and enforcement of copyrights
Portfolio planning and management
Negotiating and drafting of the publishing, distribution, royalty, licensing and assignment agreements.
Negotiating and drafting copyright and internet-related agreements including wed design/hosting agreements and electronics publishing agreements.
Infringement analysis and helping clients establish a system for policing and enforcing their copyrights.
Clearing copyrights in materials to be used on websites or other multimedia products
Advice relating to the protection of copyrights on the internet
Litigation & enforcement.