Ipvocate Africa

IPvocate Africa is a boutique firm focusing exclusively on the protection, management and enforcement of IP rights in Africa. We offer first class IP services all across Africa at affordable costs, including the registration and protection of trade marks, patents, designs, copyrights, domain names, plant breeders’ rights, know-how, and confidential information. Our IP services reach from consultation, searching, filing, prosecuting, renewing, filing oppositions to defending IP rights, including coordinating anti-counterfeiting raids, customs enforcement of IP rights, civil or criminal enforcement actions, conducting domain name disputes, etc. We also assist our clients in IP portfolio administration, audits and due diligence investigations, including the assessment of the IP portfolios and their strategic management and development. We are experienced in negotiating and preparing agreements on IP aspects of commercial transactions, such as acquisitions, licensing and franchising.