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Digital divide: The path to modernisation for Africa’s trademark landscape

Manual and partially automated systems across the continent are impacting the speed and reliability of trademark protection, but some jurisdictions are setting a precedent for a ‘paperless’ future, says Inês Sequeira of Inventa.

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