Our Intellectual Property & General Trade team is specialized in enforcing and defending intellectual property rights. We are also experts in drafting and negotiating internet and e-commerce contracts and out-sourcing and commercial agreements.
Our expertise covers every aspect of IP/IT and general commercial law and we are prominent for delivering expert advice on:
- Intellectual property registering and protection
- trademarks
- patents
- industrial design
- copyrights
- software
- domain name
- brand image
- licensing
- franchising
- enforcement of IP rights
- dispute resolution involving IP rights
- communication and media
- antitrust and competition law
- internet and e-commerce
- commercial agreements (distribution, agency and franchising agreements and outsourcing)
- gambling and social gaming law
Adopting an integrated approach, our lawyers assist multinational and domestic companies in Rwanda or within the East African Community (ARIPO) or in Central and west Africa (OAPI), in large scale projects as well as in day-to-day activities.
