Zambia’s new Trade Marks Act extends renewal from 7 to 10 years, allows multi-class applications, and domesticates the Madrid Protocol for filings via PACRA.
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Service Marks Arrive: Zambia Opens Classes 35–45 Under the New Trade Marks Act
Zambia’s Trade Marks Act No. 11 of 2023 became operational for services in Feb 2026, opening Classes 35-45 so service providers can register service marks.
What Could Derail Zambian Languages in the Digital Age?
Language technology can marginalise Zambian languages that lack datasets and standardisation. The winners, the excluded and the reforms Zambia needs.
The Governance Test Behind Music, Festivals and Zambia’s Live-Entertainment Economy
Zambia’s music economy is growing, but weak royalties, piracy, informal contracts and scarce venues decide who actually gets paid.
Cleaning Firms Need Systems Before They Need More Clients
More clients will not save a disorganised cleaning business; they will expose it. The case for building records, crew control and supply systems before you scale the sales.
The Institutional Bottleneck in Zambian Film and the Rise of ZAMIFF
Zambian film’s real bottleneck is institutional: talent is outpacing funding, copyright and distribution. Who wins, who is excluded, and the reforms needed.
The Regulation, Accountability and Ownership Debate in Traditional Ceremonies as a National Cultural Network
Zambia’s traditional ceremonies face an ownership, politicisation and commercialisation debate. Who captures the value, who is excluded, and the reforms needed.
What Zambia’s job apps teach the cleaning trade
Zambia’s Imisepela app proved the country will look for work on a screen. The cleaning economy can borrow the idea, if it puts the right part of the process online.
Who Benefits From Likumbi Lya Mize and the Makishi Tradition?
Who really benefits from Likumbi Lya Mize and the Makishi tradition? The trade-off between sacred knowledge, custodians, intermediaries and reform.