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Intellectual property RLR V.1-2025

HABYARIMANA v MTN RWANDACELL LTD (2)

The Supreme Court homologated a mediation settlement ending a copyright dispute over the characters Kanyombya and Sekaganda, with no further issues left to decide.

  • Copyright infringement
  • Personality rights
  • Mediation and settlement
  • Standing to sue
  • Copyright-infringement
  • Mediation-and-settlement
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Intellectual property RLR V.1-2025

HABYARIMANA v MTN RWANDACELL LTD (2)

The Supreme Court approved a mediated settlement on compensation in a copyright dispute over the fictional characters Kanyombya and Sekaganda.

  • Copyright infringement
  • Mediation
  • Legal standing
  • Settlement agreements
  • Copyright-infringement
  • Settlement-agreements
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Intellectual property RLR V.1-2025

HABYARIMANA v MTN RWANDA CELL LTD (1)

The Supreme Court held that Habyalimana Charles owned the fictional characters Kanyombya and Sekaganda, and that MTN commercialized them without authorization.

  • Moral rights
  • Economic rights
  • Copyright infringement
  • Authorship
  • Commercial exploitation
  • Copyright
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Intellectual property RCOM 00869/2019/TC

CANAL PLUS INTERNATIONAL v. VICTORY TV LTD

The Commercial Court held that CANAL PLUS INTERNATIONAL had standing to sue for infringement of exclusive broadcast rights and ordered Victory TV Ltd to stop unauthorized broadcasts.

  • Exclusive broadcasting rights
  • Copyright infringement
  • Licensing agreements
  • Damages for infringement
  • Exclusive-broadcast-rights
  • Copyright-infringement
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Intellectual property RLR V.3 - 2015

BINAMUNGU v. NATIONAL POST OFFICE (ONP)

The Supreme Court held that Binamungu’s works were original and protected, and that the National Post Office infringed copyright by reproducing and modifying them without authorization.

  • Copyright infringement
  • Damages
  • Contract interpretation
  • Counsel fees
  • Copyright-infringement
  • Originality
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