AF Mpanga runs a full-service intellectual property practice. This is combined with exceptional legal skills and training of lawyers on all levels of seniority and commitment to service excellence. This has translated to an exceptional service to intellectual property clients to enable them to overcome challenges in their businesses. Training and building expertise in trademarks advisory are central to the Trademarks Practice at AF Mpanga. Associates are taught and build skills on how to critically advise clients strategically and holistically regarding trademarks rights. AF Mpanga’s size in the IP practice market in Uganda, resources and breadth of skills enables the firm to handle the largest and most complex IP matters. As a result, it has competently and satisfactorily advised some of the biggest international and local entities in IP matters. AF Mpanga has handled almost the biggest volume of IP litigation in Uganda within the last 8 years and with marked success of about 90%. This figure includes cases where the firm has represented plaintiff and those where it has been instructed to take over as Counsel. In doing so, the firm has applied and almost exhausted all remedies available as reliefs to clients such as injunctions and Anton pillar orders. The precedents set by the firm have been employed by numerous lawyers in Uganda, for example the Hewett Packard case in the High Court in Jinja where using an authority the plaintiff managed to obtain a remedy and order of possession and destruction of the infringement material.
Advised Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) on the development and implementation of an Intellectual Property Policy
Fredrick Mpanga was part of a panel of experts set up by the Uganda Law Society to draw up a critique and propose amendments to the Trademarks Bill (eventually passed as the Trademarks Act 2010).
The firm has acted for Bay Port Financial Services in relation to registration of its trademaarks
Advised Easy Coach Limited in relation to the process and regulatory aspects of the registration of a trademark in five countries under the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO).
The firm successfully acted for Samba Logistics Limited as proprietor of services under the brand “city cabs” in enforcement proceedings for the de-registration of a trade name infringing its intellectual property
We are retained by Nice House of Plastics, a leading East African manufacturer as legal counsel. Among the major assignments, the firm successfully acted for the Company in several litigation matters against entities infringing its intellectual property
AFM was retained by the Uganda Performing Rights Society, which is the biggest performing and collection society in our jurisdiction. We advise the organization on general law issues and matter in relation to copyright and neighboring
The firm advised Google Inc and You tube LLC, on the roll out of the YouTube Partner Expansion program in Uganda about consumer protection, competition and other regulatory requirements in Uganda
Advised Association of Chartered Certified Accountants UK on the renewal and registration of its trademarks in Uganda with respect to the ACCA
The Firm has advised Anglo Fabrics (Bolton) Limited as legal counsel on Intellectual property matters. The firm represented the Company in a landmark case based on a claim of passing off.
Advised several international clients on trademark registrations and protection including Johnson and Johnson, Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, CO-RO A/S and Ubuntu Capital.
Advised Sineria Holland BV on the registration and protection of its trademarks in Uganda
Advised ZACCO on the protection and registration of its trademarks in Uganda
Advised Cipla Quality Chemical Industries Limited (CIPLAQCIL) and Cipla
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