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Designation of Liberia in ARIPO applications
24/03/2010

Liberia acceded to the Harare Protocol by depositing its instrument of accession on 24 December 2009. Accordingly, as of today i.e. 24 March 2010 it is possible to designate Liberia as a designated state in an ARIPO application. This brings to 16 the number of states which can be designated in an ARIPO patent application.

The current member states are as follows:
Botswana Gambia Ghana Kenya
Lesotho Liberia Malawi Mozambique
Namibia Sierra Leone Sudan Swaziland
Tanzania Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe

For further information on patent filings in ARIPO or any other African countries please contact Nicky Garnett, Head of the Africa Patent Department at (nickyg@adamsadams.co.za) "
  Featured Act Commentaries on Counterfeit Goods Act
The Counterfeit Goods Act no. 37 of 1997 enables the owner of an "intellectual property right" or any other person with an interest in goods bearing or embodying such rights ("the protected goods") to act speedily and effectively against persons involved in counterfeiting activity, on both a criminal and a civil basis.
Download act 		  Featured Case Law Cadbury (Pty) Ltd v. Beacon Sweets & Chocolates (Pty) Ltd & another 2000 (2) SA 771 (SCA.)
Both Cadbury (Pty) Limited ("Cadbury") and Beacon Sweets and Chocolates (Pty) Limited ("Beacon") are manufacturers and distributors of sweets and confectionery.
Download case law 		  Related People Nicky Garnett
Head of Africa Patents
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