Alcohol, medicine get priority ahead of trademark deadline
Part of an assortment of counterfeit goods worth Sh27.4 million impounded in Eldoret town. Alcohol beverages, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics have been placed on a priority list as traders and their agents scramble to beat a January 1, 2023 deadline to register the intellectual property rights (IPRs) on all goods to be shipped into Kenya.
Alcohol beverages, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics have been placed on a priority list as traders and their agents scramble to beat a January 1, 2023 deadline to register the intellectual property rights (IPRs) on all goods to be shipped into Kenya.
The Anti-Counterfeit Authority (ACA) said listing will also be fast-tracked for clothing, footwear, electronics, and electrical imports. “All recorded IPRs shall be accorded proactive protection against counterfeit imports under the provisions of the Anti-Counterfeit Act,” said Robi Mbugua Njoroge, executive director of ACA.
