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ESWATINI: The Kingdom of Swaziland Is Now the Kingdom of Eswatini
Published: November 1, 2018
Dineo Modibedi Spoor & Fisher Centurion, South Africa
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Qondile Magagula Magagula & Hlophe Mbabane, Kingdom of Eswatini
Swaziland, one of Africa’s smallest countries, has changed its name.
On April 19, 2018, the monarch, King Mswati III, announced that the country would change its name from the Kingdom of Swaziland to the Kingdom of Eswatini. The country is now known as the Kingdom of Eswatini.
The decision was published in the official gazette, Legal Notice no. 80 of 2018, on May 11, 2018, which states that all reference to the Kingdom of Swaziland in any written laws, international agreements, and legal documents shall be construed and read to reference the Kingdom of Eswatini.
The Kingdom of Eswatini (formerly the Kingdom of Swaziland) is a member state of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), a member of the Madrid Protocol, the Paris Convention, and the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) regional registration system. The Kingdom’s WIPO ST.3 County Code remains SZ following the name change.
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