Kenya: Interagency Framework Needed to Fight Illegal Trade

10 September 2014
opinion

Justice delayed is justice denied, so goes the old adage. Nothing pains Intellectual Property (IP) rights holders more than justice not delivered properly and timely. It is both costly and harmful to businesses when the judiciary is the last resort.

Illicit trade has continued to spread its tentacles, choking local creativity, innovation and brands to the annual tune of US$500 million and this vice is mainly blossomed by the lucrativeness of the practice and corruption. Local manufacturers who own copyrights, patents and trademarks are being forced to bear this cost annually.

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