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Tanzania: FCC Clarifies Foreign Trademark Registrations May Support Customs Recordation Applications
Tanzania's Fair Competition Commission (FCC) has clarified that foreign trademark registrations may be used to support applications for customs recordation in Mainland Tanzania, allowing brand owners to record marks with customs even without a local registration. The FCC stressed, however, that recordation is only an administrative monitoring measure: it confers no enforceable trademark rights and no entitlement to border seizures, so national registration remains necessary for enforcement.
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Kenya Advances First National Intellectual Property Policy and Strategy as Public Participation Closes
Kenya's Ministry of Investments, Trade and Industry has intensified nationwide public consultations on the Draft National Intellectual Property Policy and Strategy (NIPPS) 2026, the country's first comprehensive IP framework. Public participation closed on July 31, 2026; the final draft will go to Cabinet and then Parliament. Developed with the Anti-Counterfeit Authority, KECOBO, KIPI and other agencies, the policy aims to end fragmented IP administration and implement the constitutional mandate
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Munich Regional Court Stops Suno Using GEMA-Protected Music, in First European Ruling on Generative Music AI
On July 31, 2026, the Regional Court of Munich I handed down its decision in the
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USPTO's PTAB Rulemaking Signals a Major Shift in Inter Partes Review Practice
The USPTO's final rule "Revision to Rules of Practice Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board" (90 FR 48335, RIN 0651-AD89) has completed review under Executive Order 12866, signaling imminent publication. Building on Director John Squires' October 17, 2025 proposal — which drew 11,442 comments — the rule is expected to restrict inter partes review petitions filed after parallel district court litigation is well advanced, aiming to curb duplicative proceedings and restore predictability to the
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China Publishes Revised Regulations on the Protection of Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits (State Council Order No. 842)
On August 3, 2026, China published the revised Regulations on the Protection of Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits, signed by Premier Li Qiang as State Council Order No. 842 and effective October 15, 2026. The first systematic revision since 2001 extends protection to layout designs of integrated circuits with photonic and quantum functions, curbs false registration applications, strengthens exclusive rights with heavier infringement damages, and improves transfer, licensing and pledge rules.
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