An Employer’s Perspective on Intellectual Property Rights in Kenya
In an organisation where employees are involved in generating creative or innovative work outputs such as software solutions, apps or designs concepts, would they be entitled to ownership of such work if they were to make claims?
While there are specific laws in Kenya dealing with Intellectual Property (IP), there is still uncertainty as to how to determine whether a work or invention has been made in the course of employment.
Given the bustling creativity and innovation currently being experienced in the technology space in Kenya and an ever-increasing level of curiosity and conjecture regarding the attendant rights of ownership, we have prepared a comprehensive paper that analyses how Kenya’s IP laws deal with innovations that arise in the course of employment. It further aims to provide some clarity on the ownership of IP rights in an effort to reduce the risk of IP related employer-employee disputes. Read the full article here.
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