Mr Ajit Williams and Otlametse Rakwadi, Associate and Candidate Attorney of DLG had the opportunity to attend the 5th Annual Adams & Adams Africa Network Meeting, which was held at the Adams and Adams offices in Lynnwood, Pretoria, South Africa, on 14 -15 September 2015.
The meeting was a two-day seminar that brought together Adams & Adams Network partners (mostly law firms which collaborate with Adams and Adams on intellectual Property (IP) related matters) and registry officials from across the continent to discuss topical IP issues. The 2017 meeting brought together close to 100 leading IP practitioners and administrators, representing 42 out of 54 jurisdictions on the continent, as well as regional and global IP organizations such as the Africa Regional Intellectual Property Organisation (ARIPO), African Intellectual Property Organisation (OAPI), European Patent Office (EPO) and the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO).
Following the main presentations, there were breakaway sessions which focused on current IP matters such as the Madrid Protocol, performance of the Banjul Protocol, recent trademarks cases, franchising agreements and patents.
