The Enforcement Of Intellectual Property Rights; Trademarks And Copyrjghts, In Kenya And Uganda: A Comparative Approach.

ABSRACT 

CHAPTER ONE ............................................................................................. 1

1. 0 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................... 1

1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY .................................................................... 1

1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM .................................................................. 6

1.3 PURPOSE ................................................................................................ 7

1.4 OBJECTIVE .............................................................................................. 7

1.4.1 MAIN OBJECTIVE .................................................................................... 7

1.-l.2 SPEC!FfC OBJECTIVE ............................................................................. 7

1.S SC OPE OF THE STUDY ........................................................................ ..... 8

I.(, LITERATL:RE REVIEW ............................................................................... 8

1.7 I·ffTHODOU)GY ................................................................................. I i

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1.8 SCOPE OF THE STUDY .......................................................................... 11

CHAPTER TVO .......................................................................................................... 13

2.0 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY FRAMEWORK ON COPYRIGHTS AND TRADEMARKS.

ENFORCEMENT METHODOLOGY AND CHALLENGES FACED IN KENYA

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2 l RELEVANT STATUTES AND GOVERNING BODIES .............................................. 13

2.2 ENFORCEMENT METHODOLOGY ......................................................................... 17

2.2. l CEASE AND DESIST .......................................................................................... 18

2.2.2 OPPOSITION ................................................................................................... 19

2.2.3 EXPUNGi·IENT ................................................................................................ 19

2.2.4 AN ACTION FOR PASSING OFF OR INFRINGEMENT .............................................. 21

2.2.5 BREACH OF FRANCHISE AGREEMENT ............................................................... 22

2.2.6 LACK OF ORIGINALITY IN LOGO DESIGN ....................................................... .... 22

c 2.7 CRJMINAL LITIGATION REMEDIES ................................................................... 25

2.3 CHALLENGES TO ENFORCEMENT OF lPRs IN KENYA ......................................... .. 27

CILPTER THREE .......................................................................................... , ........ 31

3.0 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY FRAM!oVORK ON COPYRIGil'l S ..ND TRADE:'vlARKS.

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ENIORCEMFNT i :'THODOLOGY