Africa Guide – AI Survey (May 2025)
Doing Business in Kenya (January 2025)
Kenya: Liability of telecom providers in unauthorised SIM lending – High Court issues key ruling
The High Court has recently held that telecommunications companies cannot automatically be held liable for unauthorised lending or adverse credit listings arising from SIM cards they have been registered, provided that they have complied with all relevant registration requirements.
Continue readingEast Africa: IP Quarterly Newsletter – Q1 2025
Welcome to the latest issue of the East Africa IP Newsletter, where we bring you insightful articles and updates from Bowmans. We hope you find these articles both enlightening and enjoyable.
Continue readingKenya: Unlocking the power of utility models
Kenya’s legal framework provides two primary forms of protection for technical inventions, patents and utility models (which are sometimes referred to as petty patents or innovation patents). A utility model is a form of intellectual property protection granted for minor inventions or innovations that may not meet the stringent inventiveness threshold required for a patent but still offer technical utility or functional improvements. While both aim to protect inventors’ rights, utility models offer a faster, less complex, and more cost-effective route, making them particularly suitable for incremental innovations.
Continue readingKenya: The Finance Bill, 2025
The proposals in the Bill are proposed to come into effect on 01 July 2025 with the exception to the following two proposals that are proposed to come into effect on 01 January 2026, that is, (a) the proposed introduction of advance pricing agreements and (b) the proposed grant to the Cabinet Secretary responsible for matters relating to Finance of the power to waive penalties and interest that accrue due to errors in the tax systems.
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