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WHEN SOMEONE ELSE’S PATENT STANDS BETWEEN YOU AND THE MARKET.

Patents Stock photos by Vecteezy Patents are intended to stimulate innovation by granting inventors exclusive...

LICENSING YOUR WORK, IMAGE, OR LIKENESS TO AI COMPANIES: LEGAL RISKS AND KEY CONSIDERATIONS.

There are three kinds of data that AI platforms need for training, particularly generative systems such as large language models used by companies like OpenAI. These include publicly available information; images, sound recordings, videos, logos, or text that are protected by copyright, image rights, or other related intellectual property regimes; and information that may have previously been protected as IP but, due to the lapse of the protection period, is now freely available for use...

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE STUDIO, SILENCE IN THE LAW: COPYRIGHT GAPS IN KENYA.

Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer science fiction; it is now present in studios...

INK IT, DANCE IT, OWN IT: THE IP YOU DIDN’T SEE COMING.

Globalisation has amplified how different cultures monetise art forms, reshaping how traditional practices are perceived...

FLEXING THE LAW: EXCEPTIONS AND LIMITATIONS IN KENYA’S IP FRAMEWORK.

As creatives and inventors often learn, creating an Intellectual Property (IP) product means you acquire...

Protection of Foreign Registered Trade Marks in Kenya.

When developing a product, one of your key focuses should always be on creating and...

The Problem with AI Lawyers: The Case of M-Wakili.

Since its emergence, Artificial Intelligence has gained a reputation of being more of a ‘threat’...

Enforcement of Copyright in Kenya: Kenya’s Digital Copyright Police?

  In late 2023, the Star Newspaper reported that the Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) had...