On its vehicles, billboards, and advertisements, African Queen Limited, a distribution company, refers to itself as the No. 1 Distributor of goods in Uganda. It turns out that not everyone is happy about this claim. Adlegal International, a consumer protection body, says this amounts to deceptive advertising. So early this year it decided to register…
Across Uganda, thousands of small businesses are operating under names their owners believe they fully control. But according to the Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB), many of those entrepreneurs have no legal claim to the brands they are building. Salons in Kampala, small shops, and online traders running businesses through WhatsApp and Instagram are investing…
Those of you who have gone to an upscale hotel in Kampala, like Serena Hotel, will have noticed that they now serve Aquelle Mineral Water brand to conference guests. Well, a South African firm, Credscan, claimed that “Aquelle” is its trademark and that Aquelle Beverages, the Ugandan company that makes the water, had infringed on…
Sylvia Owori, the chief organiser of the Uganda One Festival, has said the event has significantly boosted Uganda’s arts and creative industry by creating space for creatives to reconnect, collaborate and learn from one another. Owori made the remarks at Kololo Airstrip during the Uganda One Festival last week, an event that brought together artists,…
