Jane F. Akiteng

Jane F. Akiteng is a Partner at KATS and heads the Firm's Intellectual Property Department. She has practiced law for 27 years and is one of the leading lawyers in Uganda in the field of intellectual property.

Her practice includes protection of trademarks, service marks, collective marks, certification marks, industrial designs, patents, and utility models locally and/or regionally at the Africa Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO), and advising on international protection at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) level. She also advises on licensing and franchising, domain names, intellectual property rights transfer agreements, and prosecuting and defending infringement, passing off, expungement, and opposition proceedings on trademarks, industrial designs, patents, utility models, and copyright.

She has successfully represented several global brands in trademark-related litigation, including Dominos Pizza, John Murray Publications, Warid Telecom, and Hydraform. Her clients primarily consist of companies in pharmaceuticals, packaging design products, telecommunications, beauty products, general consumer goods, research and educational institutions, publishing and media companies, construction companies, sports, media and entertainment companies, and artistes.

The 2020 Edition of the World Trademark Review recognized her work, stating that she "brings more than 20 years of experience to the table and is an ever-reliable IP guide" and is "a cogent choice for anything contentious." She is also an adept Arbitrator and Mediator, certified by the Ugandan Center for Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution (CADER). Her work also encompasses advising on employment law, succession law, and general domestic relations law.

She holds an LL.B (Hons) from Makerere University (1996) and a Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the Law Development Center (1997).