Kenya: Copyright

The seventh annual All Africa Intellectual Property Rights Summit returns to Nairobi in November 2026, focusing on mainstreaming IP for Africa's trade, industrial, and creative economy transformation. Building on previous successes, this year's gathering aims to align IP policy frameworks, strengthen institutional collaboration, and position intellectual property protection as a strategic tool for economic development across the continent.

A Kenyan court addressed the quantum of damages in a copyright infringement case involving exclusive English Premier League broadcasting rights, where the plaintiff sought USD 1.7 million...

Kenya has published the Copyright and Related Rights Bill, 2026, representing the first comprehensive reform of its copyright legislation in over two decades. The proposed framework introduces modern provisions for digital-age challenges including AI-generated works, online enforcement mechanisms, and enhanced protections for creators and performers.

The object of the Bill is to amend the Copyright Act (hereinafter referred to as the "principal Act"), so that provision is made for a formula for sharing of revenue from...

A trademark can be any word, phrase, symbol, design, or a combination of these things that identifies your goods or services.

In Kenya, copyright protection vests automatically upon the creation of a work. The registration of works is therefore not a requirement, however, the Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO)...