We handle trademark, patent, copyright, and design registrations both locally and under international registration regimes, including Madrid Protocol filings. We help clients build and manage IP portfolios that protect their commercial assets and support their growth strategies.
We advise on technology transfer, licensing agreements, and brand commercialisation strategies, including cross-border software licensing and data-sharing agreements. Our work ensures clients extract maximum value from their intellectual assets while managing the legal risks of commercialisation.
We represent clients in IP infringement proceedings and enforcement actions across Kenya. Our litigation team understands the procedural and substantive dimensions of IP disputes and can advise on interim relief, damages claims, and cross-border enforcement strategy.
We have collaborated with government entities and international organisations on donor-funded projects aimed at strengthening IP systems and promoting innovation-driven growth in Kenya and the broader region. This public-facing work complements our private sector advisory.
Our Intellectual Property practice provides comprehensive legal support across trademarks, patents, copyrights, trade secrets, and designs. We assist clients in protecting and enforcing their intellectual assets, developing IP strategy, managing commercial portfolios, and resolving disputes. We have assisted a logistics company with trademark registrations both locally and under the international regime, negotiated cross-border software licensing and data-sharing agreements for multinational AI analytics firms, and advised on IP considerations within group corporate restructures across multiple jurisdictions. Our services include IP audits, portfolio strategy, licensing and technology transfer agreements, infringement risk assessments, registration across local and international regimes, and litigation support before courts and IP enforcement bodies.
Intellectual property is a strategic asset, not a box-ticking exercise — and clients trust us because we treat it that way. We combine transactional IP work with litigation capability, which means we can both build a portfolio worth protecting and defend it when it comes under attack. Our experience with cross-border IP matters, including international trademark registrations and multinational licensing arrangements, means we are equipped to protect our clients' assets in markets well beyond Kenya. For technology and innovation-driven businesses, having a firm that understands both the legal instruments and the commercial logic of IP is a genuine competitive advantage.
We have handled very novel, complex and high stakes contentious matters in various dispute resolution forums including Courts of Law, Statutory Tribunals, Arbitral Tribunals and Public Procurement and Review Board. The matters span the breadth and width of commercial
disputes such a property disputes, contract, land, environmental cases, tax matters, construction law, employment and labour relation disputes, intellectual property proceedings, aviation disputes, capital markets, public procurement, data protection, etc.
The Firm benefits from the experience of the principal Partner who is a member of the Kenyan Standards Tribunal where he hears disputes on compliance to the Kenyan Standards by industry in Kenya.
Our Data Protection practice helps clients navigate the complex and evolving landscape of privacy and data governance. We advise local and international organizations on compliance with Kenya’s Data Protection Act, 2019 and related regulations, aligning their practices with global standards (e.g. GDPR). Our team conducts privacy audits and data protection impact assessments, drafts comprehensive data governance and breach-response policies, and
provides training on privacy-by-design. We also represent clients in high-stakes litigation and
regulatory investigations involving personal data. For example, we acted for a government ministry in a landmark constitutional petition concerning data privacy rights. By combining legal insight with technical awareness, we help clients leverage data strategically while safeguarding individual privacy and meeting their compliance obligations.
The Firm, through its multidisciplinary team, advises clients on a broad range of International Trade Law matters, helping them navigate the complex legal and regulatory landscape of cross-border commerce. Our expertise spans trade policy, trade remedies (anti-dumping, countervailing duties, and safeguards), customs compliance, and regional trade agreements. We support clients in
managing risks, ensuring compliance with international obligations, and resolving trade
disputes. We have advised both private sector players and government agencies on matters relating to World Trade Organization (WTO) rules, regional integration (including the African
Continental Free Trade Area - AfCFTA), and bilateral trade agreements. The Firm has also
participated in donor and philanthropy-funded projects focused on trade facilitation and
regulatory reform.
In an increasingly regulated world, we are trusted advisors in public policy and regulatory issues for our Clients in terms of protecting their interests and navigating the regulatory or administrative enforcement minefield. We leverage strong working relationships and networks with key regulatory agencies in Kenya
and East Africa. We also have deep knowledge on public policy and policymakers and have advised both national and county governments on development of legislation, regulations, policy design and other law reform measures. Our principal Partner is a member of a Committee of Expert on the review of the PPP Act, Policy and Institution so as to leverage local financing.
