IP News & Updates

Last week, we attended the Adams & Adams 10th annual #AfricaNetworkMeeting2023. Our team was represented by our Managing Attorney Ms Brenda Matanga and associate...

BMatanga I.P Attorneys is thrilled to announce that our Head of Practice and Lead IP Counsel, Ms Brenda Matanga, has been recognised as a global IP leader in the prestigious...

Each year, the International Trademark Association hosts the world’s biggest intellectual property (IP) gathering, globally. BMatanga IP Attorneys was represented at this...

2023 has already been an involved year for BMatanga IP Attorneys. We have been on a mission, building awareness and pushing the IP agenda locally and abroad. Here is a look...

Merry Christmas! May your days ahead be as vibrant as this festive season. May you shine as bright as the Christmas lights because you deserve it all. Have a great year and...

As our working year draws to a close we want to take this opportunity to thank all our clients, business associates and service providers for their support. Last week the...

Our firm is not only dedicated to providing professional legal services. We are highly committed to investing in our youth - the innovators of tomorrow! We are proud to have...

You have finally decided to take the plunge, leave your office job and kickstart your startup; or you’ve always known you would be your own boss and have decided to fill a...

After taking a two year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, in-person meetings are back again and we are excited about these developments. Thanks to science and medicine,...

Image used under license from Freepik.com The Industrial Property Administration System (IPAS) server which crashed in October 2021 has finally been replaced and is up and...

Christmas wishes from the team at BMatanga IP Attorneys

“Every facet of our daily lives is infused with IP-from the shoes we wear, the coffee we drink, shapes of our cufflinks & the paper we put our legal opinions”[1] Whilst...

Read our Managing Partner's article in the first publication of the "All things IP Africa" magazine. In her article, she shares her journey in the field of IP and shares...

It does not matter where you start from and when you start. What is important is for you to pick yourself up and make a change to the trajectory of your life. At the heart...

TIMES HAVE CHANGED What was known of entrepreneurs prior to Zimbabwe’s Independence was a man who owned a small shop, a haulage business with a single vehicle or pursued...

Image used under license from Freepik.com Operations at the national intellectual property registry had stalled over the past year due to the national lockdowns and Covid-19...

Image used under license from Freepik.com Covid 19 was declared a pandemic on the 12th of March 2020, and at the time of writing this article has taken over 3 million...

The year 2020 is a Milestone Year for us! A decade ago, our current managing attorney single handedly founded our firm. It was born out of her vision to establish a leading,...

Image used under license from Shutterstock.com In the midst of the ravaging Covid-19 pandemic, there emerged a song from South Africa which took the world by storm and left...

On Monday 22nd June, 2020 the Minister of Justice for The Gambia moved a Motion for the accession of Gambia to the Banjul Protocol. The Gambia is set to join eleven ARIPO...

There is no question that we are currently in the ‘Golden Age’ of entrepreneurship. Where individuals are venturing out and creating their own businesses, combining old...

Many people would wonder what the relationship of plants and intellectual property rights is. Interesting to note is the fact that Plant Breeders’ Rights are a form of...

Guardians of the Knowledge Economy Ideas. Priceless gemstones of our era unleashed from the depths of curious minds by industrious beings. From mobile telephony to solutions...

Astounding beauty,linguistic diversity,continent of manifold & various culture ,richly resourced,vast and loaded with potential,beautiful climate,beautiful people, over...

Climate change has become a reality and along with it, the conversation around fostering innovation by coming up with new technology which is more sustainable towards the...

Before this raging corona virus, the world was already battling with issues of environmental degradation and climate change. The world’s only concern then was whether...

"There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish." -Michelle Obama Our Managing Attorney; Brenda Matanga has been recognised as one of Courtroom Mail's 30 most...

Having been established in September 2010 through the Intellectual Property Tribunal Act [Chapter 26:08], the intellectual property tribunal breathed life for the very first...

“Every facet of our daily lives is infused with IP-from the shoes we wear, the coffee we drink, shapes of our cufflinks & the paper we put our legal opinions”-Judge...

BMatanga IP Attorneys is proud to announce that our Managing Attorney, Miss Brenda Matanga was duly elected as the Chairperson of the Working Group on the...

The advent of social media has presented a useful and effective advertising playground for companies, individuals, and their brands.  It has also allowed interaction...

Our head of IP, Miss Brenda Matanga will be attending this year’s International Trademark Association (INTA) Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington from the...

On Thursday 26 April, Zimbabwe joined the rest of the world in commemorating World Intellectual Property Day.  The Zimbabwe Institute of Patent and Trademark...

The first matter in the IP Tribunal of Zimbabwe IPT/01/16 was heard on the 28th of February 2018. A very significant day in the making of history of IP law in Zimbabwe. I...

Our team attended this year’s Adams & Adams 5th annual IP seminar at the Adams and Adams Head Office in Pretoria, South Africa from the 14th of...

BMatanga IP Attorneys is now part of the Adams and Adams Africa Network as its Associate office in Zimbabwe. What this means is that we are now Adams and Adams...

Intellectual property is an area that local companies have neglected for a long time, excuse often being-it sounds like an unnecessary expense that we cannot afford....

Geographical Indications 1 in Zimbabwe is regulated in terms of the Geographical Indications Act (Chapter 26:06) 2. Despite the fact that the GI Act has been around...

The Evolving Digital Creativity Culture: Where does Zimbabwe fit in the International Digital Maze?Now more than ever the world has begun dancing to the sound of the same...

In a landmark victory for IP law in Zimbabwe and across the region at large, BMatanga Attorneys successfully represented Vivon in a trademark infringement case. In an...

BMatanga IP Attorneys is proud to announce that it is now part of Pro-Link GLOBALTM, a global network which provides concierge level global corporate immigration...

BMatanga IP attorneys now a part of something much bigger than themselves: now a member of PraeLegal…. In June 2014 BMatanga IP Attorneys became the only Zimbabwean...