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ANJARWALLA & KHANNA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PRACTICE BROCHURE ALGERIA BOTSWANA ETHIOPIA GUINEA KENYA MADAGASCAR MALAWI MAURITIUS MOROCCO MOZAMBIQUE NIGERIA RWANDA SUDAN TANZANIA UGANDA ZAMBIA REGIONAL OFFICE: UAE ASSOCIATE FIRM: SOUTH AFRICA

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ANJARWALLA &KHANNAINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PRACTICE BROCHURE

ALGERIA

BOTSWANA

ETHIOPIA

GUINEA

KENYA

MADAGASCAR

MALAWI

MAURITIUS

MOROCCO

MOZAMBIQUE

NIGERIA

RWANDA

SUDAN

TANZANIA

UGANDA

ZAMBIA

REGIONAL OFFICE:UAE

ASSOCIATE FIRM:SOUTH AFRICA

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As a leading firm within one of Africa’s largest cross border legal alliances (ALN) with a strong client portfolio, Anjarwalla & Khanna (A&K) is able to seamlessly co-ordinate multi-jurisdictional IP advisory services across the continent. With its unrivalled depth in cross border capabilities, A&K has set itself apart from all other Kenyan IP practices as a key partner for large multinational clients with vast portfolios of high value IP assets.

In a dynamic world where technological, commercial and scientific advancement continually yield IP assets of significant value, it is critical for IP rights holders to find a legal advisor with a keen understanding of the regulatory issues that surround the protection and enforcement of their rights.

A&K offers pragmatic advice to a wide spectrum of medium sized and large national and multi-national clients who have operations in Kenya

across the continent and beyond. Our clients operate in various sectors, including food and beverage manufacturing, banking and financial services, healthcare and medical research and development, education and scientific research, energy and natural resources, transportation, and information and communications technology.

A&K advises clients across all fields of IP, including trade marks and franchising, patents, industrial designs and utility models, anti-counterfeit procedures, copyright and plant breeders’ rights.

The A&K IP practice has been ranked in the World Trademark Review’s WTR1000 rankings for the world’s leading trade mark professionals (2017) and in Managing Intellectual Property. A&K is a member of INTA, a global association of trademark owners and professionals.

ABOUT US

“Corporate and commercial force Anjarwalla & Khanna showcases a deft touch on all manner of protection, enforcement and transactional IP matters, securing its first inclusion in the WTR 1000 this year. As part of the Africa Legal Network, it has forged excellent connections across the continent, allowing it to seamlessly coordinate multi-jurisdictional protection programmes… Anne Kiunuhe has extensive IP know-how and heads the practice with aplomb.” – WTR1000 2017

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ABOUT ALN

A&K is the founding member of ALN. ALN is a leading independent African alliance of top tier law firms. ALN’s firms are recognized in international legal directories and many have advised on ground breaking, first-of-a-kind deals in their markets. ALN is the largest grouping of its kind in Africa, with close working relationships across its members and an established network of Best Friends across the continent.

The firms are located in four major regional economic groupings – EAC, ECOWAS, SADC, and COMESA – with a combined population of 700 million people. ALN firms are on the ground in sixteen of Africa’s fastest growing jurisdictions: Algeria, Botswana, Ethiopia, Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. ALN also works closely with affiliates in the UAE, Kenya and Mauritius and its associate in South Africa.

ALN firms share common values and are committed to working together to provide extensive coverage and on-the-ground experience. By leveraging the expertise and skills of each member firm, the group offers seamless delivery of legal, advisory and transactional services, with a focus on matters of complex and multi-jurisdictional nature. By working closely together, ALN member firms have the ability to manage deals across jurisdictions using a “one-stop shop” approach.

For more information on ALN please visitwww.africalegalnetwork.com.

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DEALSREPRESENTATIVE

IP Rights Enforcement – Contentious Briefs

▶ Advising Grupo Peñaflor S.A., a winery operating company that produces and exports wine in Argentina, on the strength of their opposition claim against a trade mark application filed in Kenya by a leading South Africa based wine producer.

▶ Representing M-Kopa Kenya, a Nairobi-based company that sells solar-powered products in places not connected to the national energy grid, in a suit filed against M-Kopa seeking orders to bar them and Safaricom from carrying on business under the “M-Kopa” brand.

▶ Advising and instituting a suit for trade mark infringement and passing off in the High Court on behalf of Agility Logistics, a publicly listed global logistics company headquartered in Kuwait, against Agility Logistics Kenya.

▶ Acting for Hemingways Watamu, a 5 star beach front resort in Kenya, against Hemingways Safaris Africa in respect of a claim for trade mark infringement and passing off in relation to the Hemingways trade mark.

Transactional Trade Marks Briefs

▶ Advising Helios Investment Partners, a leading Africa-focused private investment firm, on the contractual arrangements relating to the de-rebranding of Telkom Kenya from the “Orange” brand, in connection with its acquisition of 70% of the share capital of Telkom Kenya, by Helios’ subsidiary from France Telecom.

▶ Advising Equity Group, a leading East African bank, on a trade mark licensing structure between itself and ProCredit Bank, a financial institution in the Democratic Republic of Congo, following Equity Group’s acquisition of 79% of the share capital of ProCredit Bank.

▶ Advising Export Trading, the main shareholder in Shanta Retail, which owns a stake in Choppies, a supermarket chain listed in Botswana and South Africa, in structuring a fixed term trade marks licensing arrangement with Ukwala Group and Ukwala Supermarkets, a leading supermarket chain in Kenya.

▶ Representing Godrej Consumer Products, an Indian company listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange in India, in the acquisition of over 400 trade marks in Kenya from Strategic Industries, including drafting and negotiating the IP Transfer and Licence Agreement.

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REPRESENTATIVE DEALS

Cross Border Trade Marks Filing And Prosecution

▶ Acting for Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (formerly PTA Bank), in connection with the filing and prosecution of registration applications in respect of new trade marks, including direct national filings in nine African countries and an international Madrid application covering twenty five jurisdictions, following the Bank’s global rebranding.

▶ Filing and prosecution of various trade mark applications on behalf of Cavendish Africa Mauritius in a number of African countries, including Kenya, Nigeria, Zambia, Ethiopia, Ghana, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda.

▶ Filing and prosecution of various trade mark applications on behalf of Solvochem Africa in a number of African countries, including Kenya, Nigeria, Zambia, Angola, Ghana, Tanzania, Uganda and filing a regional application at the African Intellectual Property Organization.

▶ Filing and prosecution of approximately 40 trade mark registration applications across Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania on behalf of Al Rama International.

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REPRESENTATIVE DEALS

National Trade Marks Filing, Prosecution & Portfolio Maintenance

▶ Carrying out of trade mark availability searches for Exim Bank (Tanzania), and advising on filing and prosecution of trade mark registration applications in respect of its trade marks in Kenya.

▶ Filing and prosecution of various trade mark applications on behalf of Crown Beverages, a subsidiary of SABMiller, operating in the beverages market in Kenya, and maintaining its Kenyan portfolio of trade marks.

▶ Filing and prosecution of various trade mark applications on behalf of Libya Oil

Kenya, one of the leading downstream oil marketing companies operating in the Kenyan market, and maintaining its Kenyan portfolio of trade marks.

▶ Filing approximately 20 trade mark registration applications on behalf of Fresenius Kabi Oncology, an Indian research and development company specializing in oncology medication.

Patents

▶ Acting for Nokia, in connection with thenational phase filing and prosecution of sixteen PCT patent applications.

▶ Acting for Kolster oy Ab in the registration of their patent with ARIPO.

Copyright

▶ Acting for Sankara Hotels in relation to the drafting and negotiation of copyright agreements in relation to artwork.

Industrial Designs

▶ Filing and prosecution of various national industrial design applications on behalf of Crown Beverages.

▶ Filing and prosecution of various national industrial design applications on behalf of Libya Oil Kenya.

▶ Acting for Safepack Industries in the registration of various industrial designs in Kenya.

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ACCOLADESAWARDS &

MEMBERSHIPS

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KEY CONTACTS

Anne KiunuhePartner, Co-Head of A&K’s IP Group

T: +254 (0) 20 364 0222E: [email protected]

Akash DevaniPartner, Co-Head of A&K’s IP Group

T: +254 (0) 41 231 2848E: [email protected]

Anne is a Partner in the firm’s Corporate Department and Co-Head of the firm’s Intellectual Property Group. With over ten years of experience as a corporate lawyer, she specialises in intellectual property law, mergers & acquisitions, IT & telecommunications law, and competition law. She contributed to the Kenya chapters of the Intellectual Property Review published by Law Business Research, and the World Trademark Review Yearbook 2017/2018. Anne is recognised as a leading lawyer by Chambers Global 2017, has been voted one of Kenya’s best M&A lawyers by Best Lawyers International, and is recognised by WTR1000 2017. In 2015, Anne won the CfC Stanbic Rising Star Award in the Professional Services category.

Akash is a Partner in the firm’s Corporate Department and Co-Head of the firm’s Intellectual Property Group. He principally advises on intellectual property, banking, mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity investments, commercial property and shipping. Akash also has cross border practice experience, having advised on commercial transactions in various parts of Africa and he also advises foreign clients investing in Kenya. Akash has participated in various legal and business forums both locally and internationally and regularly writes on various legal topics. Akash has been recognised as a leading lawyer by IFLR1000, Best Lawyers International, Finance Monthly Law, and Global Law Experts.

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KEY CONTACTS

Aisha AbdallahPartner, Head of Dispute Resolution

E: [email protected]

Shem OtangaSenior Associate

E: [email protected]

Aisha is Head of the firm’s Disputes Resolution Department. Her practice focuses on all aspects of commercial litigation, including intellectual rights enforcement. Aisha is dual qualified as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and Solicitor of England and Wales. She has over 15 years of experience in intellectual property, commercial litigation, real estate and environment disputes, fraud and anti-corruption, public law issues, public procurement disputes, employment, contentious insolvency issues, multi-party mediation, and arbitration. She regularly writes and speaks at conferences on a wide range of contentious issues and is the co-author of the Kenyan chapter of the 6th edition of the International Arbitration Review. Aisha is recognised as a leading lawyer by Chambers Global 2017.

Shem is a Senior Associate in the firm’s Corporate Department. His practice focuses mainly on intellectual property law, corporate and commercial law and regulatory advisory work across various sectors of commerce, technology and industry. He has advised large international clients, including a Fortune 500 company and an Ivy League university in contentious trademark proceedings. Shem has served as a member of Intellectual Property and ICT Law Committee of the Law Society of Kenya. He has an Advanced Certification in General Intellectual Property Law, and a separate certification in Patent Law from the World Intellectual Property Organisation Academy in Geneva. Shem has previously worked at Hamilton Harrison & Mathews.

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MEMBER FIRMSALN

ETHIOPIAMesfin Tafesse & Associates

Tensae Building, 2nd Floor, Office No. 001, Bole Road, Cape Verdi Street

Tel: +251 11 667 2341 +251 11667 2271Email: [email protected]

MADAGASCARMadagascar Law Offices

Ankorondrano, AntananarivoMadagascar

Tel: +261 20 23 256 23

Email: [email protected]

BOTSWANADesai Law Group

3rd Floor, North Wing, Central Square, Central Business District (CBD), Gaborone

Tel: +267 3162727Fax: +267 3162737Email: [email protected]

ALGERIABourabiat Associés

Chemin Mackley, Résidence de la Présidence, Bat C, Ben Aknoun, Alger, Algérie

Tel: DZ: +213 (0) 775 388 597 FR: +33 (0) 660 790 822Email: [email protected]

GUINEASD Avocats

Carrefour de Nongo,Pont de Kaporo, à côté de l’Ecole Centrale

Tel: GN +224 620 56 54 95 FR +33 7 78 02 72 84Email: [email protected]

KENYAAnjarwalla & Khanna

3rd floor, The Oval, Junction of Ring Road Parklands & Jalaram Road Westlands

Tel: +254 0 203 640 000 +254 0 703 032 000Email: [email protected]

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ALN MEMBER FIRMS

NIGERIAG. Elias & Co.

6 Broad StreetLagos, Nigeria

Tel: +2341 4607890 +2341 2806970Email: [email protected]

SUDANOmer Ali Law Firm

3rd floor, Tower of Arab Authority for Agricultural Investment and Development Plot 2/1, Block 9/E, Khartoum East, Sudan

Tel: +249 155 155 554Email: [email protected]

MOROCCOBFR & Associés

201, Boulevard ZerktouniCasablanca, Morocco

Tel: +212(0)5 22 94 96 77Fax: +212(0)5 22 94 85 25

Email: [email protected]

MOZAMBIQUEABCC

Av. Kenneth Kaunda, 660, Bairro da Sommershield, Maputo, Mozambique

Tel: +258 823 026 110 +258 843 894 872 +258 823 065 482Email: [email protected]

RWANDAK-Solutions & Partners

KN 50ST Ganza -KiyovuNyarugenge, Kigali City, Rwanda

Tel: +250 727 000 973

Email: [email protected]

TANZANIAATZ Law Chambers

1st Floor, Opal Place, 77 Haile Selassie Road, Masaki, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Tel: +255 22 260 1151/2Email: [email protected]

MAURITIUSBLC Robert & Associates

2nd Floor, The Axis, 26 CybercityEbene 72201 Mauritius

Tel: +230 403 2400Email: [email protected]

MALAWISavjani & Co.

Ground Floor, Hannover HouseHannover Avenue - Blantyre, Malawi

Tel: +265 1 824 555Email: [email protected]

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ALN MEMBER FIRMS

UGANDAMMAKS Advocates

3rd Floor, DTB Centre, Plot 17/19 Kampala Road, Uganda

Tel: +256 414 259920Email: [email protected]

ZAMBIAMusa Dudhia & Co.

3rd Floor, Mpile Office Park, 74 Independence Avenue

Tel: +260 211 253822Email: [email protected]

REGIONAL OFFICEAnjarwalla Collins & Haidermota

Saaha Offices, Block C, Office 501AThe Palace Downtown

Tel: +971 4 4529091Email: [email protected]

ASSOCIATE FIRMWebber Wentzel

90 Rivonia Road, Sandton,Johannesburg 2196

Tel: +27 11 530 5000Email: [email protected]

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“[A&K] is arguably the strongest firm currently operating in the market… [and holds] the title of the largest firm in Kenya.” – IFLR1000 2016

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Anjarwalla & Khanna3rd Floor, The Oval

Junction of Ring Road, Parklands & Jalaram Road, WestlandsNairobi, Kenya

T: +254 203 640 000 | +254 703 032 000E: [email protected]