Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in Africa

Author:   Marius Schneider (Founder and Director, Founder and Director, IPvocate Africa Legal Advisers) ,  Vanessa Ferguson (Brand Protection & Anti-Counterfeiting Specialist, Brand Protection & Anti-Counterfeiting Specialist, Ferguson Attorneys)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Edition:   1
ISBN:  

9780198837336


Pages:   1040
Publication Date:   05 May 2020
Format:   Hardback
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Africa is rising: with double-digit growth figures in many countries, its growing middle and upper class, the continent represents an untapped, dynamic, fast-moving and competitive market that businesses can scarcely ignore. Intellectual property right owners are increasingly paying attention to this new African dynamic and have started to invest into African markets. Unfortunately, so have counterfeiters. Taking action against counterfeit and pirated products in Africa is a challenge against which right holders and their representatives often feel overwhelmed. Filling a gap in the market, this is the only book providing a detailed overview of the law and practice in relation to intellectual property rights enforcement in all 54 African countries and through the two main regional intellectual property organisations, the OAPI and the ARIPO. For the first time, a comprehensive manual on the conditions and procedures under which the civil and criminal courts, the police and customs take action with regard to counterfeit and pirated goods is available. Arranged in a systematic manner, the reader will find for every jurisdiction information on the factual background, the organisation of the courts, the legal context, the judicial, civil and criminal enforcement of patents, trade marks and copyrights as well as information on the scope, requirements and practical application about customs recordals. Counterfeiting and piracy constitutes a dire problem in Africa but as the book will show, solutions, often unknown and unexplored, do exist. With this publication, the authors aim at demystifying intellectual property rights enforcement in Africa by providing valuable information to right holders, judges, lawyers and law enforcement officials.

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Author:   Marius Schneider (Founder and Director, Founder and Director, IPvocate Africa Legal Advisers) ,  Vanessa Ferguson (Brand Protection & Anti-Counterfeiting Specialist, Brand Protection & Anti-Counterfeiting Specialist, Ferguson Attorneys)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Edition:   1
Dimensions:   Width: 16.10cm , Height: 5.90cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   1.722kg
ISBN:  

9780198837336


ISBN 10:   019883733
Pages:   1040
Publication Date:   05 May 2020
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

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Counterfeiting may pose a serious risk to the health and safety of consumers. Those in less developed countries are particularly vulnerable. Hence every effort to eliminate this threat, including initiatives such as this book, are very welcome. * European Commission, Head of Unit, Industrial Property and the Fight against Counterfeiting * To develop awareness and respect for IP rights in third countries to the EU, as well as making sure enforcement is as efficient as possible, is a priority for EU institutions. The EUIPO and the EU Observatory on infringements of IP rights participate in those priorities by implementing EU-funded projects. Africa is a major jurisdiction of interest for both European business and the EU institutions alike. Therefore this book is welcomed as providing much needed and sought after information on enforcement of IP rights in this part of the world. * Paul Maier, Director of the EU Observatory on infringements of intellectual property rights European Union Intellectual Property Office * Brands and trade marks are the single most valuable asset of our company. Protecting, managing and enforcing IP rights in Africa is key to business expansion on the continent. The book is an excellent guide for businesses like ours, leading on the African continent. * Robert Rose, founder of Promasidor * I personally think that this book provides the missing link in the value chain to build respect for IP rights throughout Africa. We are constantly at the age of discovery and must move towards an age of implementation. Having a training tool of this nature with a focus on knowledge sharing, collaboration and capacity building greatly assists to ensure that the global protection of IP rights are followed by effective enforcement that supports the economic growth needed in Africa. * Advocate Rory Voller, Commissioner of the Companies and Intellectual Property Commissions (CIPC), South Africa *


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Marius Schneider is an attorney-at-law at the Brussels bar and a legal adviser in Mauritius. Marius is the Founder and Director of IPvocate Africa Legal Advisers (www.ipvocateafrica.com) . He has more than twenty years experience in the field of IP, of which more than fifteen years of protecting, managing, and enforcing IP rights in Africa. Vanessa Ferguson is a Brand Protection & Anti-Counterfeiting Specialist at Ferguson Attorneys, a South African IP specialist law firm (www.ferguson-ip.com). Vanessa has more than twenty years experience in IP and anti-counterfeiting. Her practice covers cross-border protection and enforcement of IP rights in Africa.

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