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For some insight into the origins of this blog click \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.managingip.com\/pdfs\/BLOG_booklet.pdf\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E."},"link":[{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/afro-ip.blogspot.com\/feeds\/posts\/default"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2617183138118819994\/posts\/default\/-\/Swaziland?alt=json-in-script\u0026max-results=8"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/afro-ip.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/Swaziland"},{"rel":"hub","href":"http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/"},{"rel":"next","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2617183138118819994\/posts\/default\/-\/Swaziland\/-\/Swaziland?alt=json-in-script\u0026start-index=9\u0026max-results=8"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"generator":{"version":"7.00","uri":"http://www.blogger.com","$t":"Blogger"},"openSearch$totalResults":{"$t":"12"},"openSearch$startIndex":{"$t":"1"},"openSearch$itemsPerPage":{"$t":"8"},"entry":[{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617183138118819994.post-3956142972112835117"},"published":{"$t":"2018-04-24T12:39:00.001+02:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2024-04-02T08:56:11.115+02:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"eSwatini"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"rebranding"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"rebranding costs"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Swaziland"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Swaziland rebrands: Siyingaba"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiQQTHgE3H1WLUlZ-yugQ36Cbw6cg-2aN6ICJsv7Z0IqfOwcTCpLSe1HLr9-0DdIV_w9jQrYXtnu7dXOsnIARPdqmDNjV76txQOYQgR7PktjH76jPlNR2n-KTVd_fkDFs8li7a2RZxzLzfd\/s1600\/swaziland-300x200.gif\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"200\" data-original-width=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiQQTHgE3H1WLUlZ-yugQ36Cbw6cg-2aN6ICJsv7Z0IqfOwcTCpLSe1HLr9-0DdIV_w9jQrYXtnu7dXOsnIARPdqmDNjV76txQOYQgR7PktjH76jPlNR2n-KTVd_fkDFs8li7a2RZxzLzfd\/s1600\/swaziland-300x200.gif\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\nA few days ago we learnt of King Mwsati's unilateral decision to change the name of his country to the Kingdom of eSwatini. It coincided with his 50th birthday and the 50th anniversary of the independence of his country from its status as a British protectorate.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan face=\"\u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif\" style=\"background-color: white; font-size: 14px;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\"African countries on getting independence reverted to their ancient names before they were colonised. So from now on the country will be officially known as the Kingdom of eSwatini.\" said the King \u003C\/i\u003E(News24)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Ci style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\n\u003Ci style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003E\"He has long been concerned that people get Swaziland and Switzerland mixed up\"\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cspan face=\"\u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif\" style=\"background-color: white; font-size: 14px;\"\u003E (Reuters)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan face=\"\u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif\" style=\"background-color: white; font-size: 14px;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nThe first reason for the change is in line with the ongoing trend of sub Saharan states to shift away from expressions that evoke a former colonial or regime influence. South Africa has, for example, undergone changes of province, town, street, and anthem names for this reason. This is quite natural. The Swazi King's use of\u0026nbsp; the phrase \"revert to ancient names\" means one of the old Swazi names, not an ancient Khoisan name - the Khoisan being the people to have, we understand, first inhabited the land.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nThe second reason is interesting. Getting confused with a country like Switzerland is perhaps quite enviable for most; on all economic and well-being indicators Switzerland will outperform Swaziland. However, this is linear for it misses the point of autonomy which is likely to be a crucial factor for the self worth of the Swazi people. This also has substantial value.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nThe decision to rebrand is not without criticism, mostly around cost and the unilateral nature of the decision itself. Although the King has promised to change the name over time in a bid to reduce the costs of it, the direct financial cost will not be insubstantial and needs to be considered carefully. It is not simply a question of changing letterheads because the brand identity of the nation changes. In this sense it should be treated as a formal rebrand similar to the way in which a corporate might attend to such a change.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nIf that is the case, using \"back of an envelope\" calculations I estimate the rebranding expense to be $6million (based on Swaziland\u0026nbsp;taxable and non taxable revenue of 26% of annual GDP at\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.imf.org\/external\/pubs\/ft\/weo\/2017\/01\/weodata\/weorept.aspx?pr.x=39\u0026amp;pr.y=15\u0026amp;sy=2017\u0026amp;ey=2021\u0026amp;scsm=1\u0026amp;ssd=1\u0026amp;sort=country\u0026amp;ds=.\u0026amp;br=1\u0026amp;c=734\u0026amp;s=NGDPD%2CNGDPDPC%2CPPPGDP%2CPPPPC%2CLP\u0026amp;grp=0\u0026amp;a=\"\u003E$3.9 billion\u003C\/a\u003E, and typical rebranding budgets at 10% of marketing budgets, which are typically 6% of revenue).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nTotal Revenue = $1billion\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nMarketing budget = $60million\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRebrand budget = $6million\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThis expense, for a population barely exceeding 1 million with a growth rate of around 1% off a low base and substantial other \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/tradingeconomics.com\/swaziland\/gdp-growth-annual\"\u003Eeconomic difficulties\u003C\/a\u003E; is not insignificant. One might expect strategic thought, proper consultation and expert advice to accompany the announcement.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nThis cost outlined above excludes any legal cost associated with the name change. From a name perspective, Swaziland\/eSwatini being a member of the Paris Convention, entitles the country to international protection of its name at no or little cost. In addition unlike corporate rebrands they would not likely require or pay for searching and clearance costs, especially as the name has been in use for a significant amount of time.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgCUSKNNi2stMDIVX-HUUh8ox9RV90AsBYJ18s6jLBVO0kHmktwnpynSaYVpO6C8hxJmQ6M4b3DHV7sJtyF8BRS1EqdarlKrAGneDboAscqH05Tg4PoLlOBQ6s13xJpchnMkwMB4E5Lww20\/s1600\/Swaziland.png\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"625\" data-original-width=\"800\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgCUSKNNi2stMDIVX-HUUh8ox9RV90AsBYJ18s6jLBVO0kHmktwnpynSaYVpO6C8hxJmQ6M4b3DHV7sJtyF8BRS1EqdarlKrAGneDboAscqH05Tg4PoLlOBQ6s13xJpchnMkwMB4E5Lww20\/s320\/Swaziland.png\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EA proportional representation of Swaziland's exports*\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nSwaziland, like most African countries, is economically in need of foreign direct investment to sustain its growing population and is also in need of attracting foreign buyers for its textiles and raw materials, its primary exports. Consequently, it is not a rebrand which can be executed on \"African time\"; on the contrary it requires a dedicated, strategic approach and investment to ensure that its exports remain competitive and that the country remains attractive for inward investment.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSwaziland's motto is Siyingaba meaning \"we are a fortress\" but it can also mean \"we are a mystery\". King Mswati decision to rebrand straddles both meanings; fortresslike in its ability unite his people and a mystery in its execution.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003E*Pic cred:\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan class=\"mw-mmv-author\" face=\"sans-serif\" style=\"background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #54595d;\"\u003ER Haussmann, Cesar Hidalgo, et. al.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan face=\"sans-serif\" style=\"background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #54595d;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;-\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"mw-mmv-source\" face=\"sans-serif\" style=\"background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #54595d;\"\u003EElectronic Complexity Observatory, MIT Media Lab and the Center for International Development at Harvard University.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca class=\"external free\" href=\"http:\/\/atlas.media.mit.edu\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" style=\"background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/atlas.media.mit.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan face=\"\u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif\" style=\"background-color: white; font-size: 14px;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cspan face=\"\u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif\" style=\"background-color: white; font-size: 14px;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan face=\"\u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif\" style=\"background-color: white; font-size: 14px;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan face=\"\u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif\" style=\"background-color: white; font-size: 14px;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/afro-ip.blogspot.com\/feeds\/3956142972112835117\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=2617183138118819994\u0026postID=3956142972112835117\u0026isPopup=true","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2617183138118819994\/posts\/default\/3956142972112835117"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2617183138118819994\/posts\/default\/3956142972112835117"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/afro-ip.blogspot.com\/2018\/04\/swaziland-rebrands-siyingaba.html","title":"Swaziland rebrands: Siyingaba"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiQQTHgE3H1WLUlZ-yugQ36Cbw6cg-2aN6ICJsv7Z0IqfOwcTCpLSe1HLr9-0DdIV_w9jQrYXtnu7dXOsnIARPdqmDNjV76txQOYQgR7PktjH76jPlNR2n-KTVd_fkDFs8li7a2RZxzLzfd\/s72-c\/swaziland-300x200.gif","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617183138118819994.post-1180004224534055610"},"published":{"$t":"2013-06-03T00:03:00.003+02:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-06-03T00:03:39.559+02:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Review of African official IP websites"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sudan"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Swaziland"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"A review of African official IP websites: no.47 \u0026 48: Sudan \u0026 Swaziland"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/afro-ip.blogspot.co.uk\/2012\/05\/to-z-of-african-official-ip-websites.html\"\u003ELast year\u003C\/a\u003E, this Leo was pleased to see a website for the intellectual property office in Sudan. On review, the website is nowhere to be found online. A country which initially impressed us now disappoints. Over to Swaziland. Like\u0026nbsp;we saw\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/afro-ip.blogspot.co.uk\/2012\/05\/to-z-of-african-official-ip-websites_13.html\"\u003Elast year\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;the ARIPO Member State is yet to establish a website for its IP office.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nThis Leo is still hopeful that, one day, both Sudan and Swaziland would each maintain a website for their respective IP offices.\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/afro-ip.blogspot.com\/feeds\/1180004224534055610\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=2617183138118819994\u0026postID=1180004224534055610\u0026isPopup=true","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2617183138118819994\/posts\/default\/1180004224534055610"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2617183138118819994\/posts\/default\/1180004224534055610"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/afro-ip.blogspot.com\/2013\/06\/a-review-of-african-official-ip.html","title":"A review of African official IP websites: no.47 \u0026 48: Sudan \u0026 Swaziland"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617183138118819994.post-539393690748667953"},"published":{"$t":"2012-08-09T12:53:00.001+02:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2012-08-10T09:38:13.170+02:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Afro-IP Linkedin Group"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"counterfeit"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ghana"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"innovation"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Insead"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Kenya"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Knowledge Tree"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mauritius"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Namibia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Senegal"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"South Africa"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sudan"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Swaziland"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Women's Day"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Zimbabwe"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Thursday bits and bobs"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"This day is \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Women's_Day\"\u003EWomen's Day\u003C\/a\u003E in South Africa. It\u0026nbsp;is a day to commemorate the march of women in 1956 to petition against oppressive legislation\u0026nbsp;but is also\u0026nbsp;now much more than\u0026nbsp;that. The\u0026nbsp;entire country takes a break to recognise the achievements of women in society. It also means that you will get an \"out of office\" from most local IP practitioners, so be prepared.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjhm3OzOcodQQwsEVp_OODCTYt3qZxFwfBG-K7YO9ZYIL7jWZ4aE4sX1WSrr-iN3aOMGPopkhpddXHLG-XfXLo6UHz_gS6aJIZvvhn0lH4ku3toZ0orSUJyIDx9zCEIsBrCIa2cRkW8hyc\/s1600\/lion_5.gif\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjhm3OzOcodQQwsEVp_OODCTYt3qZxFwfBG-K7YO9ZYIL7jWZ4aE4sX1WSrr-iN3aOMGPopkhpddXHLG-XfXLo6UHz_gS6aJIZvvhn0lH4ku3toZ0orSUJyIDx9zCEIsBrCIa2cRkW8hyc\/s1600\/lion_5.gif\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EOver on the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/groups\/How-start-administrative-procedure-regarding-72488.S.143276861?qid=7ca2c13a-37e5-4f4b-bb33-e80157157802\u0026amp;trk=group_most_recent_rich-0-b-ttl\u0026amp;goback=%2Egmr_72488\"\u003EAfro-IP Linkedin Group\u003C\/a\u003E Sunny Lin posted a question on how to start and administrative action in Sudan. It seems that a well known Chinese\u0026nbsp;brand is being\u0026nbsp;counterfeited in that country.\u0026nbsp;This will be of special interest to those who are\u0026nbsp;following the development of Chinese \"formal\" IP and also\u0026nbsp;evidence of\u0026nbsp;a reversal from China as the stereotypical \"copiers\" to China as \"creators and protectors of IP\", and Africa\u0026nbsp;from the \"the dumping ground for Chinese counterfeit goods\"\u0026nbsp;to\u0026nbsp;counterfeiters themselves. Of course, we have known this for a while.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nTurning stateside, WSJ MarketWatch carries a press \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/new-initiative-to-commercialize-south-africas-tech-innovation-harvests-skills-knowledge-and-connections-of-expatriates-2012-08-06\"\u003Erelease\u003C\/a\u003E from Silicon Valley based \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.sablenetwork.com\/\"\u003ESable Network\u003C\/a\u003E advertising a unique service which seeks to garner RSA ex-pat skills to mentor and assist entrepreneurs, product innovators and universities with new venture growth, technology transfer and foreign market access. Afro-IP notices that there is much talk about intellectual property in the release but no noticeable expert to provide the skills, so we have written in to see how we can help.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi7V-Svwx6OPTNBXSKRvpfeMiaGDs09aus1xZI1hFGk2ku2MeDcfkZSaz5yoT8tXPe0HGyvjaHe4AXAQiopcLLQjf3xT672NJMU9BJNrIOHgyy4zq6SYa1k-TRdK_GnffVnFrCYMWaHkqs\/s1600\/fragile.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi7V-Svwx6OPTNBXSKRvpfeMiaGDs09aus1xZI1hFGk2ku2MeDcfkZSaz5yoT8tXPe0HGyvjaHe4AXAQiopcLLQjf3xT672NJMU9BJNrIOHgyy4zq6SYa1k-TRdK_GnffVnFrCYMWaHkqs\/s200\/fragile.jpg\" width=\"153\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;Stickers for the clever\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nAfro Leo wonders whether\u0026nbsp;anyone leaving the country to become the pool of talent that Sable Network wishes to use, will require exchange control approval before they can board the plane - after all they have know-how, know-how is IP and IP is capital according to the changes in the excon regs. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECheck in Desk\u003C\/strong\u003E: Anything sharp\u0026nbsp;with your luggage? \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPassenger\u003C\/strong\u003E: No, just me.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECheck in Desk\u003C\/strong\u003E: Over there please, special scales for valuation and then excess intellect payment there. Next.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nA US based company called \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/knowledgetree-closes-475-million-venture-capital-round-a-strong-endorsement-of-companys-success-turning-documents-into-business-assets-2012-07-09\"\u003EKnowledge Tree\u003C\/a\u003E hit the venture capital headlines\u0026nbsp;recently by raising $4.75 million in funding for its cloud based document management business. It gets a mention on this blog because\u0026nbsp;of the\u0026nbsp;company's African\u0026nbsp;origin and also because it seems whilst ideas and innovation are in no short supply here, in order to get real\u0026nbsp;lift off businesses may need to move to countries like the US. Comments welcome.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThat said, a recent INSEAD Innovation report states that \"The dynamics of global innovation are changing as a result of the activities of emerging economies\". According to \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/view\/resource\/main\/main\/id\/00040886.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EThe Global Innovation Index 2012\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp; strong performances in innovation were highlighted\u0026nbsp;by several emerging economies, including Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, Senegal, Swaziland and Zimbabwe. In Africa, Mauritius scores top marks but one questions whether this is simply because of their favourable tax regime for registering\/holding IP than strictly as a result of innovation. More info \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201208030384.html\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/afro-ip.blogspot.com\/feeds\/539393690748667953\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=2617183138118819994\u0026postID=539393690748667953\u0026isPopup=true","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2617183138118819994\/posts\/default\/539393690748667953"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2617183138118819994\/posts\/default\/539393690748667953"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/afro-ip.blogspot.com\/2012\/08\/thursday-bits-and-bobs.html","title":"Thursday bits and bobs"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjhm3OzOcodQQwsEVp_OODCTYt3qZxFwfBG-K7YO9ZYIL7jWZ4aE4sX1WSrr-iN3aOMGPopkhpddXHLG-XfXLo6UHz_gS6aJIZvvhn0lH4ku3toZ0orSUJyIDx9zCEIsBrCIa2cRkW8hyc\/s72-c\/lion_5.gif","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617183138118819994.post-3781875139619823706"},"published":{"$t":"2012-05-13T17:51:00.002+02:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2012-05-13T17:51:33.693+02:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"A to Z of African IP websites"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Swaziland"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"A to Z of African official IP websites no.48: Swaziland"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh6OVLcyUqfb4TmZRlxkl-29hVGXJXoRUm3yyHtpo1CApQwpQSsgsAqZ_UaB4iNWEQxyUgVNhT7XCL08OLeFQwCnG9-K-sKMgE5QOPluWmhBY7uHp9Y_3D04GI80WOIrIc5EX2sf1LAHw\/s1600\/swazi-flag.gif\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"131\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh6OVLcyUqfb4TmZRlxkl-29hVGXJXoRUm3yyHtpo1CApQwpQSsgsAqZ_UaB4iNWEQxyUgVNhT7XCL08OLeFQwCnG9-K-sKMgE5QOPluWmhBY7uHp9Y_3D04GI80WOIrIc5EX2sf1LAHw\/s200\/swazi-flag.gif\" width=\"200\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\nThe 48th stop on Kingsley Egbuonu's trek around Africa's official intellectual property websites takes him to Swaziland. Although that country has a bright and colourful flag, its internet presence is sadly a good deal less bright. \u0026nbsp;This is what Kingsley has to report:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EOverview\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSwaziland is a Contracting Party to a number of treaties on intellectual property including the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property and the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works. Swaziland is also a Member State of ARIPO.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003ECopyright Office\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n• The Intellectual Property Office (Ministry of Commerce Industry and Trade) is the competent office responsible for copyright and related rights in Swaziland.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n• This office currently has no website of its own, but some information can be found on the Ministry’s own website \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.gov.sz\/index.php?option=com_content\u0026amp;view=article\u0026amp;id=521\u0026amp;Itemid=254\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EIndustrial Property Office\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n• Currently same as above.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003ESocial Media Presence\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNone found.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EIntellectual Property update in Swaziland\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAfro-IP has reported on various developments of practical significance in recent times including posts \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/afro-ip.blogspot.co.uk\/2010\/03\/swaziland-un-deterring-fines-successful.html\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E, \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/afro-ip.blogspot.co.uk\/2011\/01\/i-put-it-on-shirt-first-swaziboyswazi.html\"\u003Ehere \u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003Eand \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/afro-ip.blogspot.co.uk\/2009\/05\/swazilands-branding-debate.html\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EConclusion\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAfro-IP is usually unsurprised to see a member state of OAPI or ARIPO without a website for its IP office. For example, we have seen \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/afro-ip.blogspot.co.uk\/2011\/12\/to-z-of-african-official-ip-websites_11.html\"\u003ELesotho\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E,  \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/afro-ip.blogspot.co.uk\/2011\/12\/to-z-of-african-official-ip-websites_18.html\"\u003ELiberia\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E, \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/afro-ip.blogspot.co.uk\/2011\/11\/to-z-of-african-official-ip-websites_20.html\"\u003EGuinea \u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003Eand \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/afro-ip.blogspot.co.uk\/2011\/09\/to-z-of-african-official-ip-websites-no.html\"\u003ECôte d'Ivoire\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E, to name but a few, all currently have no web presence for their respective IP offices.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nOn other things interesting, Swaziland is yet another African country to which UK IP right owners can extend their \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ipo.gov.uk\/pro-policy\/policy-information\/extendukip\/extendukip-swaziland.htm\"\u003Eexisting protection \u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003Eand although facing \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201204160453.html\"\u003Eextremely difficult times\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E, it is currently undergoing a nation branding exercise with a view to attract\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.observer.org.sz\/index.php?news=38590\"\u003E foreign investors\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe wish Swaziland well but hope that it can at least see how its nation branding project – which engaged a group of individuals from various local marketing and brand consultancy companies -- revolves around IP.\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\nKingsley tweets as \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/ipinafrica\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E@IPinAfrica\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/afro-ip.blogspot.com\/feeds\/3781875139619823706\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=2617183138118819994\u0026postID=3781875139619823706\u0026isPopup=true","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2617183138118819994\/posts\/default\/3781875139619823706"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2617183138118819994\/posts\/default\/3781875139619823706"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/afro-ip.blogspot.com\/2012\/05\/to-z-of-african-official-ip-websites_13.html","title":"A to Z of African official IP websites no.48: Swaziland"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh6OVLcyUqfb4TmZRlxkl-29hVGXJXoRUm3yyHtpo1CApQwpQSsgsAqZ_UaB4iNWEQxyUgVNhT7XCL08OLeFQwCnG9-K-sKMgE5QOPluWmhBY7uHp9Y_3D04GI80WOIrIc5EX2sf1LAHw\/s72-c\/swazi-flag.gif","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617183138118819994.post-7287243896057956752"},"published":{"$t":"2011-08-21T00:09:00.001+02:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2011-08-21T00:09:08.642+02:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Botswana"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Burkina"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Burkina Faso"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Kenya"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"liberia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Malawi"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Morocco"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Namibia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Niger"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Research"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SADC"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Swaziland"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Uganda"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"African Legal Resources available through FALM"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp\u003EEvery so often, Afro-Leo stumbles upon some legal resource of which the little lion was previously unaware.\u0026#160; The Free Access to Law Movement is one of these.\u0026#160; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEir1o9q8aGMRu-lWquzd5m9VFLBSSiFZTTPdlGneS8D9DQYQ0PnA1DW0eaH9BiG82y3u-wSc3G_vyCJuhLCZvuafUWdUMlzAy4LNEyqolKpLCMGSMvKSlhTpQBcTLIr82kh_6ML0V9des2H\/s1600-h\/100_1424%25255B6%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 3px 0px 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"100_1424\" border=\"0\" alt=\"100_1424\" align=\"right\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh81vaeWgzs_Ia2fj3pZwC2V49JbgwMjrAq9lQShhybrI1KzuyTxiFE8VJIz4XgUDYEwZWLkAAhqOVqh-DAN7q6bam1KqIHDkJimPZa_Q3Z4EkDjNdWh32BbpmjpxfuljbsknLpk9j-PIlu\/?imgmax=800\" width=\"241\" height=\"151\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E  \u003Cp\u003EOriginally formed in 2002, FALM members believe “Public legal information from all countries and international institutions is part of the common heritage of humanity.”\u0026#160; (Full FALM declaration available \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.falm.info\/declaration\/\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.)\u003C\/p\u003E  \u003Cp align=\"right\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThese goats are much more interested in farms than FALM.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E  \u003Cp\u003EMembers of FALM make an effort to ensure their country’s laws area available freely online.\u0026#160; There’s a surprising number of African members with resources available online.\u003C\/p\u003E  \u003Cp\u003EBotswana eLaws: \u003Ca title=\"Botswana e-Laws\" href=\"http:\/\/www.elaws.gov.bw\/\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.elaws.gov.bw\/\u003C\/a\u003E    \u003Cbr \/\u003EJuri Burkina for Burkina Faso: \u003Ca title=\"http:\/\/www.juriburkina.org\/juriburkina\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.juriburkina.org\/juriburkina\/\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.juriburkina.org\/juriburkina\/\u003C\/a\u003E (French)    \u003Cbr \/\u003EJuri Niger: \u003Ca title=\"http:\/\/www.juriniger.org\/juriniger\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.juriniger.org\/juriniger\/\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.juriniger.org\/juriniger\/\u003C\/a\u003E (French)    \u003Cbr \/\u003EJuriste.ma for Morocco: \u003Ca title=\"http:\/\/www.juriste.ma\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.juriste.ma\/\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.juriste.ma\/\u003C\/a\u003E (Arabic)    \u003Cbr \/\u003EKenya Law Reports (KLR): \u003Ca title=\"http:\/\/www.kenyalaw.org\/klr\/index.php\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kenyalaw.org\/klr\/index.php\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.kenyalaw.org\/klr\/index.php\u003C\/a\u003E    \u003Cbr \/\u003ELiberia Legal Information Institute: \u003Ca title=\"http:\/\/www.liberlii.org\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.liberlii.org\/\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.liberlii.org\/\u003C\/a\u003E    \u003Cbr \/\u003EMalawi Legal Information Institute: \u003Ca title=\"http:\/\/www.malawilii.org\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.malawilii.org\/\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.malawilii.org\/\u003C\/a\u003E    \u003Cbr \/\u003ENamibia Legal Information Institute: \u003Ca title=\"http:\/\/www.namlii.org\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.namlii.org\/\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.namlii.org\/\u003C\/a\u003E    \u003Cbr \/\u003ESouthern African Legal Information Institute for all of Southern Africa:\u0026#160; \u003Ca title=\"http:\/\/www.saflii.org\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.saflii.org\/\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.saflii.org\/\u003C\/a\u003E    \u003Cbr \/\u003ESwaziland Legal Information Institute: \u003Ca title=\"http:\/\/www.swazilii.org\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.swazilii.org\/\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.swazilii.org\/\u003C\/a\u003E    \u003Cbr \/\u003EUgandan Legal Information Institute: \u003Ca title=\"http:\/\/www.ulii.org\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ulii.org\/\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.ulii.org\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E  \u003Cp\u003EThese are not IP-specific resources, but they may be a good place to start when looking for statutes, decisions and the like.\u0026#160; Between these resources and the resources being posted by Kingsley as he travels across the continent alphabetically, Afro-Leo sees much hope for readers finding the information they need.\u0026#160; And, when those sources don’t work, you can always reach out to Afro-Leo and fellow readers.\u003C\/p\u003E  \u003Cp\u003EThe full list of members can be found at: \u003Ca title=\"http:\/\/www.falm.info\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.falm.info\/\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.falm.info\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E  "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/afro-ip.blogspot.com\/feeds\/7287243896057956752\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=2617183138118819994\u0026postID=7287243896057956752\u0026isPopup=true","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2617183138118819994\/posts\/default\/7287243896057956752"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2617183138118819994\/posts\/default\/7287243896057956752"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/afro-ip.blogspot.com\/2011\/08\/african-legal-resources-available.html","title":"African Legal Resources available through FALM"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Afro Ng'ombe"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/04296562132231894342"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhEF4lqtftPRMx9PVCJ1ngKbLuKT0XEqD-upxeGiUO_tSKolYqtd1T0W4RPc1RSfMYbBN5usJmOxlegYRAwa89LwJMbv9oCs9sZHp74xSMKPyCXlOINuC0BROPBiv6JX60\/s220\/Afro-Ngombe-propic.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh81vaeWgzs_Ia2fj3pZwC2V49JbgwMjrAq9lQShhybrI1KzuyTxiFE8VJIz4XgUDYEwZWLkAAhqOVqh-DAN7q6bam1KqIHDkJimPZa_Q3Z4EkDjNdWh32BbpmjpxfuljbsknLpk9j-PIlu\/s72-c?imgmax=800","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617183138118819994.post-1798544199771932473"},"published":{"$t":"2011-01-06T00:38:00.000+02:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2011-01-06T01:42:44.357+02:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"passing off"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Swaziland"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"trade mark"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"trademark"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"trademarks"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"I Put it on a Shirt First, Swaziboy–Swazi Boy dispute in Swaziland"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp\u003EA line of clothing, a company that provides DJs.\u0026#160; The two sound different enough that sharing a similar name shouldn’t be a problem, like a record label and a computer hardware manufacturer.\u0026#160; But for Swaziboy Entertainment and Swazi Boy Africa, it’s not that simple.\u0026#160; Much like Apple Records and Apple Inc., the two have found themselves in some overlapping territory.\u0026#160; Unlike the Apple brands, however, this is not the story of two long established companies unexpectedly moving into overlapping areas.\u0026#160; Swazi Boy Africa is a fairly new company and according to Swaziboy Entertainment, the two-word Swazi Boy is intentionally stomping on its ground.\u003C\/p\u003E  \u003Cp\u003E Swazi Boy Africa is a t-shirt-only clothing line produced by Nkhosi Clothing.\u0026#160; (Facebook photos showing the clothing line \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=1658036574058\u0026amp;set=o.242963516658\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.)\u0026#160; Swaziboy Entertainment is “a promotional and events management company that specializes in providing entertainment in birthdays, engagements, weddings, corporate functions, Christmas and New Year’s Eve parties.”\u0026#160; (More info on their extremely hard to read MySpace page \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/446827102\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.)\u003C\/p\u003E  \u003Cp\u003ESwaziland uses the international classification system for trademarks. (Section 16, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.wipo.int\/wipolex\/en\/text.jsp?file_id=139195\"\u003ETrademarks Act of 1981\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026#160; \u003Cem\u003ENote: This is not the most recent TM Act for Swaziland, but is the most recent available online. Information about changes made in the 1994 Act are available \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ladas.com\/BULLETINS\/1994\/0694Bulletin\/Swaziland_NewTMAct.html\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003Ehere\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.)\u0026#160; Products like clothing (class 25) are in different classes than services like entertainment (class 41), so it seems like there should be no problem.\u003C\/p\u003E  \u003Cp\u003EThings aren’t quite that simple though.\u0026#160; Swaziboy Entertainment also has t-shirts and other clothing items with its logo on them.\u0026#160; And to complicate things more, the owner of the Swazi Boy Africa t-shirt line is also in the music industry; he’s a hip hop artist.\u0026#160; And a hip hop artist that performs at the same venues as hired DJs.\u0026#160; (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.times.co.sz\/Entertainment\/24412.html\"\u003Eexample\u003C\/a\u003E)\u0026#160; This means, it is quite likely that both Swaziboy Entertainment t-shirts and Swazi Boy Africa t-shirts could wind up promoted at the same events.\u003C\/p\u003E  \u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgGWKhCafwsRXSkQBxnMhjZDD_vBpQm65o7FEs4Ng87jzRO4ic1iM0H19gQDaxlPX1118Sr33b9j7ppIOpNso2BTJE691uPFK1hLYQuKN5z_-8tJaz5MMMTglgWzP1RjvNq3uXOl8sjA2UP\/s1600-h\/swaziboy%20entertainment%20logo%5B3%5D.png\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px 4px 0px 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: left; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"swaziboy entertainment logo\" border=\"0\" alt=\"swaziboy entertainment logo\" align=\"left\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgGLlQY2TSPy6mY8vtYVbzAh_DJgl_XOONgg474a_czXZmhd0W7z9KdnnZB68Lqyj-aUddq9x-B0Ny64sra9rT1oWfM8vb65stBe1iIXbSeZKQJWbu6q50gtAKvL-u6kxidx3NE5J0oqaMk\/?imgmax=800\" width=\"129\" height=\"55\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EVisually, the marks are very distinctive from one another.\u0026#160; The Swaziboy Entertainment logo features a red hut for the “A” and a red dancing man for the “I”, the word “Swaziboy” written out in one long line with “Entertainment” smaller below it.\u0026#160; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi_2RMJKGmveRhfrcCKG_TQ67x0pgRUl76bHgWSASXIDfm9ZGdQQqtiT0WGFscELeDBIT9ukKdUZWPLPL8zqfchMc7N3CrGHH4rd0cOk3l4vx1o6vc_TQFbcEMnF5tQuc1iyIP3fugnK3kt\/s1600-h\/image%5B9%5D.png\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: ; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"image\" border=\"0\" alt=\"image\" align=\"right\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjfDzx_eWvNK23Zpio6Ri7b2qfFdNJPKDdNBgqcWzsrH-coI5Jmn4dZ5Hbik8dXxsDNEL4bT5-hqoHTZC8_QqRauwyLv5LI7ehO5g_nLzhjKX1ux8p11ZigEiHKrNbIFMQYj9tmKLAUlYBQ\/?imgmax=800\" width=\"67\" height=\"71\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EThe Swazi Boy Africa logo is a two-color logo, the words “Swazi” “Boy” and “Africa” each on different lines within a Swaziland-shaped figure.\u0026#160; The “O” in “Boy” is also shaped like Swaziland.\u0026#160; Nkhosi has similar “Swazi Gal Africa” shirts.\u003C\/p\u003E  \u003Cp\u003EAccording to an \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.times.co.sz\/index.php?news=24275\"\u003Earticle\u003C\/a\u003E in The Times of Swaziland, Swaziboy Entertainment is currently attempting to negotiate with Swazi Boy Africa.\u0026#160; Whether the negotiations are to stop production of the Swazi Boy Africa shirts or work out some sort of licensing deal, Afro-Leo does not know.\u0026#160; According to The Times, if an agreement is not reached, Swaziboy Entertainment will be taking Swazi Boy Africa to court.\u003C\/p\u003E  \u003Cp\u003EIn order to have a cause of action for trademark infringement, the mark needs to be registered.\u0026#160; (Section 20 Trademark Act 1981.)\u0026#160; Afro-Leo was unable to find out if either of the marks are registered.\u0026#160; If they are both registered, the registration serves as prima facie evidence that the mark is valid.\u0026#160; (Section 7.)\u0026#160; \u003C\/p\u003E  \u003Cp\u003EIf the mark of the complaining company is not registered, the only matter of recourse is passing off.\u0026#160; Given the great differences in the two marks and the statements by Nkhosi company that it’s t-shirt line in no way is related to Swaziboy Entertainment, passing off may be hard to show.\u0026#160; Additionally, Nkhosi is based in and has sold most of its shirts in South Africa, outside Swaziboy Entertainment’s market.\u0026#160; \u003C\/p\u003E  \u003Cp\u003EWhat also may be important, and is unknown to Afro-Leo, is the commonality of the phrase “Swazi boy” in Swaziland and the surrounding areas.\u0026#160; Is this a fairly generic term that Swazi male youth use to refer to themselves? If so, Swaziboy Entertainment may have a hard fight ahead of them.\u003C\/p\u003E  \u003Cp\u003EAfro Leo would love to hear readers thoughts on the dispute, especially from those readers familiar with Swazi trademark and passing off law.\u003C\/p\u003E  "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/afro-ip.blogspot.com\/feeds\/1798544199771932473\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=2617183138118819994\u0026postID=1798544199771932473\u0026isPopup=true","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2617183138118819994\/posts\/default\/1798544199771932473"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2617183138118819994\/posts\/default\/1798544199771932473"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/afro-ip.blogspot.com\/2011\/01\/i-put-it-on-shirt-first-swaziboyswazi.html","title":"I Put it on a Shirt First, Swaziboy–Swazi Boy dispute in Swaziland"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Afro Ng'ombe"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/04296562132231894342"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhEF4lqtftPRMx9PVCJ1ngKbLuKT0XEqD-upxeGiUO_tSKolYqtd1T0W4RPc1RSfMYbBN5usJmOxlegYRAwa89LwJMbv9oCs9sZHp74xSMKPyCXlOINuC0BROPBiv6JX60\/s220\/Afro-Ngombe-propic.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgGLlQY2TSPy6mY8vtYVbzAh_DJgl_XOONgg474a_czXZmhd0W7z9KdnnZB68Lqyj-aUddq9x-B0Ny64sra9rT1oWfM8vb65stBe1iIXbSeZKQJWbu6q50gtAKvL-u6kxidx3NE5J0oqaMk\/s72-c?imgmax=800","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617183138118819994.post-8804389879293931609"},"published":{"$t":"2010-05-20T06:55:00.001+02:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-05-20T06:55:33.254+02:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"copyright"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Swaziland"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Swaziland Cabinet Approves New Copyright Bill"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp\u003EIt’s had a long run, but the 98 year-old Swaziland Copyright Act may be on its last leg.\u0026#160; This week, the Swaziland Cabinet announced its approval of the Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Bill of 2010.\u0026#160; The Bill will now move on to the Parliament for further review.\u003C\/p\u003E  \u003Cp\u003EAs \u003Cem\u003ETimes of Swaziland\u003C\/em\u003E \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.times.co.sz\/index.php?news=16659\"\u003Epoints out\u003C\/a\u003E:\u003C\/p\u003E  \u003Cblockquote\u003E   \u003Cp\u003EThe Copyright Act No. 36\/1912 did not address the development of the latest technology in the field of copyright – for example, the use of computers, satellite signals, compact disks, DVD’s etc.\u003C\/p\u003E \u003C\/blockquote\u003E  \u003Cp\u003EHard to address the development of technologies that could hardly be predicted.\u0026#160; When this Act was written, the big technology upset of the day was the replacement of the cylinder phonograph with disc-using gramophones.\u003C\/p\u003E  \u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.wipo.int\/clea\/en\/text_pdf.jsp?lang=EN\u0026amp;id=3792\"\u003E1912 Act\u003C\/a\u003E is based on the 1911 Copyright Act of the United Kingdom.\u0026#160; It cites a number of previous UK Copyright Acts, including all the way back to the Copyright Act of 1775.\u0026#160; The Swaziland Act was amended at least once to keep the Act in force through the transition from part of the Commonwealth to independent country.\u0026#160; (See Sec. 3 and Sec. 25(3).)\u003C\/p\u003E  \u003Cp\u003EAccording to the \u003Cem\u003ETimes \u003C\/em\u003Estory, the new Bill adds moral rights and neighbouring rights to the already existing economic rights held by copyright owners in Swaziland.\u0026#160; Presumably, it also raises the fines for infringement from the low penalties previously discussed by Afro-Leo \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/afro-ip.blogspot.com\/2010\/03\/fines-as-incidental-cost-for-infringing.html\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026#160; Unable to find a copy of the actual Bill, Afro-Leo is unsure whether the new Bill increases the term of copyright beyond the life plus 50 granted in the 1912 Act.\u003C\/p\u003E  \u003Cp\u003EPerhaps most interesting, the Bill allows for the establishment of a Copyright Office within the Swazi government.\u0026#160; The \u003Cem\u003ETimes \u003C\/em\u003Eis very optimistic about what this Copyright Office will mean for the Swazi entertainment industry.\u0026#160; Afro-Leo, having followed the adventures of some other copyright offices is a little less optimistic.\u003C\/p\u003E  "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/afro-ip.blogspot.com\/feeds\/8804389879293931609\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=2617183138118819994\u0026postID=8804389879293931609\u0026isPopup=true","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2617183138118819994\/posts\/default\/8804389879293931609"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2617183138118819994\/posts\/default\/8804389879293931609"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/afro-ip.blogspot.com\/2010\/05\/swaziland-cabinet-approves-new.html","title":"Swaziland Cabinet Approves New Copyright Bill"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Afro Ng'ombe"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/04296562132231894342"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhEF4lqtftPRMx9PVCJ1ngKbLuKT0XEqD-upxeGiUO_tSKolYqtd1T0W4RPc1RSfMYbBN5usJmOxlegYRAwa89LwJMbv9oCs9sZHp74xSMKPyCXlOINuC0BROPBiv6JX60\/s220\/Afro-Ngombe-propic.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617183138118819994.post-6928573797468878717"},"published":{"$t":"2010-03-26T05:00:00.001+02:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-03-26T05:00:54.112+02:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"copyright"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"copyright infringement"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Swaziland"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Swaziland: Un-deterring Fines, Successful Raid"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; display: inline\" alt=\"See adjacent text.\" align=\"right\" src=\"http:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/1e\/Flag_of_Swaziland.svg\/158px-Flag_of_Swaziland.svg.png\" \/\u003E\u003Cem\u003ESwazi Observer \u003C\/em\u003Ehas a \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.observer.org.sz\/index.php?news=12133\"\u003Efollow-up\u003C\/a\u003E regarding the frustration with low fines for copyright infringement in Swaziland.\u0026#160; (Discussed on Afro-IP \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/afro-ip.blogspot.com\/2010\/03\/fines-as-incidental-cost-for-infringing.html\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.)\u0026#160; Taking an active role in the fight against infringement, artists from the Association of Christian Artists in Swaziland (ACASWA) joined forces with the local police in Manzini, an industrial centre in central Swaziland.\u0026#160; Together, the police and artists raided the streets of Manzini for unauthorized copies of the artists’ works.\u003C\/p\u003E  \u003Cp\u003EThe raid seems to have been successful; the police and artists confiscated a large number of infringing goods valuing E100,000 (ZAR 100,000).\u0026#160; The police also made a significant number of arrests, but all those arrested were able to pay the low fines and were released from custody.\u003C\/p\u003E  \u003Cp\u003EThese low fines - four emalangeni per copy - are the source of growing frustration over Swaziland’s Copyright Act of 1912.\u0026#160; The \u003Cem\u003EObserver\u003C\/em\u003E comments:\u003C\/p\u003E  \u003Cblockquote\u003E   \u003Cp\u003E“Gospel artists are utterly outraged by the existence of the Copyright Act of 1912 which stipulates that after conviction, music pirates will be liable to a fine of E4 when found in possession of counterfeit goods.”\u003C\/p\u003E \u003C\/blockquote\u003E  \u003Cp\u003EAfro-Leo would like to observe that the artists are probably not “outraged by the existence of the Copyright Act of 1912,” but rather outraged that the an act from 1912 is still the current act.\u0026#160; If the 1912 Act did not exist, the country would have no copyright law.\u0026#160; While the absence of copyright would also mean the absence of infringement, it would not place the artists in any better of a position.\u003C\/p\u003E  \u003Cp\u003EOnce again, the artists spoke out to urge the Swaziland parliament to enact a new copyright act.\u0026#160; A draft copyright act was in circulation in 2006.\u0026#160; (Mentioned in endnote 5 of \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.iipi.org\/Conferences\/Botswana_Music_Conference\/BOTSWANA%20CSB%20REPORT%20-%20draft%20for%20review.pdf\"\u003Ethis pdf document\u003C\/a\u003E discussing Botswana’s 2005 copyright draft.)\u0026#160; Afro-Leo has not yet been able to find more information about this draft, its contents, or what happened to it.\u0026#160; Perhaps some Swazi readers can help with more information.\u003C\/p\u003E  "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/afro-ip.blogspot.com\/feeds\/6928573797468878717\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=2617183138118819994\u0026postID=6928573797468878717\u0026isPopup=true","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2617183138118819994\/posts\/default\/6928573797468878717"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2617183138118819994\/posts\/default\/6928573797468878717"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/afro-ip.blogspot.com\/2010\/03\/swaziland-un-deterring-fines-successful.html","title":"Swaziland: Un-deterring Fines, Successful Raid"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Afro Ng'ombe"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/04296562132231894342"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhEF4lqtftPRMx9PVCJ1ngKbLuKT0XEqD-upxeGiUO_tSKolYqtd1T0W4RPc1RSfMYbBN5usJmOxlegYRAwa89LwJMbv9oCs9sZHp74xSMKPyCXlOINuC0BROPBiv6JX60\/s220\/Afro-Ngombe-propic.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}}]}});