Okorie, ChijiokeChuks-Okeke, EkeneSchneider, MariusHo Tu Nam, Nora2023-04-042022-06Chijioke Okorie, Ekene Chuks-Okeke, Marius Schneider, Nora Ho Tu Nam, Round-up of IP decisions and legislative reforms in Africa 2021, Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice, Volume 17, Issue 6, June 2022, Pages 491–502, https://doi.org/10.1093/jiplp/jpac044.1747-1532 (print)1747-1540 (print)10.1093/jiplp/jpac044http://hdl.handle.net/2263/90328This article provides an analysis of several important judgments issued by national courts in individual African countries (mostly Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa) in the period 1 January to 31 December 2021. Apart from the judgments, the article highlights developments in legislative and administrative reforms in various intellectual property law fields in 2021. The intellectual property law fields covered include copyright, trade marks and patents.en© The Author(s) 2022. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. This is a pre-copy-editing, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version is : Round-up of IP decisions and legislative reforms in Africa 2021, Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice, Volume 17, Issue 6, June 2022, Pages 491–502, https://doi.org/10.1093/jiplp/jpac044, is available online at : https://academic.oup.com/jiplp.JudgmentsNational courtsAfrican countriesKenyaNigeriaSouth Africa (SA)Legislative reformsAdministrative reformsIntellectual property lawPatentsCopyrightTrade marksPostprint Article