Intellectual Property

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Provided by Dentons Hamilton Harrison & Mathews

Dentons Hamilton Harrison & Mathews have a dedicated Intellectual Property department, with a stellar 118-year track record of prosecution and protection of IP for its international and local clients in Kenya and East Africa in general. The firm also undertakes patents work at ARIPO. Leading the prosecution team is Dr. Daniel Wanjau Muriu supported by one of the best dispute resolution team in the country, led by Kiragu Kimani. The firm guarantees clients an all-encompassing service package in prosecution of IP rights as well as enforcement in court and other dispute resolution mechanisms. In addition, the department has perfected the art of handling bulk prosecutions, doing so with exceptional attention to detail and in record time

The firm’s dedicated well-rounded IP team supports its clients in the following areas:

•    trademarks prosecution including oppositions and expungements;

•    patents prosecution and patent revocations;

•    industrial designs prosecution;

•    IP litigation including infringement actions in all courts in Kenya

•    anti-counterfeit actions;

•    IP contracts, assignments and licensing;

•    competition; and

•    franchising.