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Daniel Mwathe

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E: daniel.mwathe@bowmanslaw.com

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Overview

Daniel Mwathe is a partner in our Nairobi office.

He specializes in intellectual property, technology, privacy, regulatory & compliance, pharmaceuticals & healthcare and employment law. His experience has included advising on brand protection and trademark registration, general commercial IP advice, software acquisition agreements, e-commerce, data privacy compliance requirements, consumer protection, promotions and advertising matters.

Experience

  • Advising Uber on the setting up of operations in Kenya and regulation of ridesharing technology and the regulation of such products such as Uber boda boda and Uber Eats.
  • Advising a social media company with respect to the laws and regulations applicable to elections in Kenya and the requirements in respect of advertisements and take down notices in Kenya.
  • Advising Bharti Airtel on a Landing Provider Agreement for the Simba West Cable system.
  • Advising Liquid Technologies on the structure and roll out of a new internet service product.
  • Advising Stanbic Bank Kenya Limited, a subsidiary of the Standard Bank of South Africa on the use of electronic signatures on a digital product
  • Advising on the Oracle – DocuSign usage protocol and the validity and enforceability of electronic signatures in Kenya.
  • Advising Absa Kenya Limited (formerly Barclays Bank of Kenya) on the migration of its brand to ABSA. This involved advising the bank on the legal and regulatory requirements applicable to a change of name by a listed company.
  • Advised Kansai Plascon Africa Ltd. (Kansai) in relation to their IP rights as a result of the acquisition of a 100% of Sadolin Paints.
  • Assisting Centum Capital Partners Limited with trade mark search and registration in Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Mauritius, Brazil, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Netherlands, and USA and UAE.
  • Advising and undertaking a trademark filing project on behalf of UAP with respect to its various trademarks. Jurisdictions: Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, South Africa, Sudan, South Sudan, Mozambique, Angola, Nigeria, Ghana, Zambia, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Gabon, Cameroon, Senegal and DRC;
  • Advising Glenmark Pharmaceuticals in respect of advertising, sales and marketing practices of pharmaceuticals in Kenya.
  • Advising Masimo International on the regulation of medical devices in Kenya and its obligations under Medical Devices Registration Guidelines.
  • Advised Uber B.V. and Uber Kenya on various regulatory and compliance matters; and
  • Advised Procter & Gamble on various regulatory and compliance matters.

AREA OF EXPERTISE

Data Protection Fintech Intellectual Property Media, Entertainment and Broadcasting

Qualifications

  • LLB from Moi University.
  • Masters of Laws from the University of London.
  • Diploma from the Kenya School of Law.
  • Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and a Certified Public Secretary.

INSIGHTS

East Africa: IP Quarterly Newsletter – Q2 2024 Kenya: Commercialization and monetization of Intellectual Property Rights Kenya: A few insights on navigating data breaches in Kenya under the Kenyan data protection law Harnessing Africa’s free trade agenda – AfCFTA Protocol on Intellectual Property Rights East Africa: IP Quarterly Newsletter – Q3 2023 Kenya: Cabinet Secretary Removes Local Equity Requirement for All ICT Sector Players with Immediate Effect East Africa: IP Quarterly Newsletter – Q2 2023 Africa: Genericisation of trademarks Kenya: IP and Tech Digest: The Registration of data controllers and data processors commences Kenya: Data Protection Act – Ready for 14 July 2022? Registration as an ongoing process not an event Kenya: Snapshot: Analysis of the Data Protection Regulations – the next stage in data protection compliance in Kenya Kenya: Publication of the Data Protection Regulations, 2021 Kenya: Review of the Copyright Amendment Bill, 2021 Kenya: Data Protection in Kenya: Employment Kenya: Data Protection in Kenya: Consumer Protection Vaccine gap exposes opportunities and challenges for pharma in Africa Kenya: National rights registry updates: Data re-entry on the KECOBO digital platform East Africa Quarterly Newsletter Foreign Electronic Certification Service Providers Now Recognised By The CA E-Signature Essentials Highlights on proposed law introducing strict regulation of Social Media Trade mark infringement: when proof of actual confusion is necessary Pertinent legal issues in the protection of mobile apps

Overview

Daniel Mwathe is a partner in our Nairobi office.

He specializes in intellectual property, technology, privacy, regulatory & compliance, pharmaceuticals & healthcare and employment law. His experience has included advising on brand protection and trademark registration, general commercial IP advice, software acquisition agreements, e-commerce, data privacy compliance requirements, consumer protection, promotions and advertising matters.

Experience

  • Advising Uber on the setting up of operations in Kenya and regulation of ridesharing technology and the regulation of such products such as Uber boda boda and Uber Eats.
  • Advising a social media company with respect to the laws and regulations applicable to elections in Kenya and the requirements in respect of advertisements and take down notices in Kenya.
  • Advising Bharti Airtel on a Landing Provider Agreement for the Simba West Cable system.
  • Advising Liquid Technologies on the structure and roll out of a new internet service product.
  • Advising Stanbic Bank Kenya Limited, a subsidiary of the Standard Bank of South Africa on the use of electronic signatures on a digital product
  • Advising on the Oracle – DocuSign usage protocol and the validity and enforceability of electronic signatures in Kenya.
  • Advising Absa Kenya Limited (formerly Barclays Bank of Kenya) on the migration of its brand to ABSA. This involved advising the bank on the legal and regulatory requirements applicable to a change of name by a listed company.
  • Advised Kansai Plascon Africa Ltd. (Kansai) in relation to their IP rights as a result of the acquisition of a 100% of Sadolin Paints.
  • Assisting Centum Capital Partners Limited with trade mark search and registration in Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Mauritius, Brazil, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Netherlands, and USA and UAE.
  • Advising and undertaking a trademark filing project on behalf of UAP with respect to its various trademarks. Jurisdictions: Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, South Africa, Sudan, South Sudan, Mozambique, Angola, Nigeria, Ghana, Zambia, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Gabon, Cameroon, Senegal and DRC;
  • Advising Glenmark Pharmaceuticals in respect of advertising, sales and marketing practices of pharmaceuticals in Kenya.
  • Advising Masimo International on the regulation of medical devices in Kenya and its obligations under Medical Devices Registration Guidelines.
  • Advised Uber B.V. and Uber Kenya on various regulatory and compliance matters; and
  • Advised Procter & Gamble on various regulatory and compliance matters.

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