Do you know if you actually own the logo that your designer made for you?
A recent decision of the Supreme Court of Appeal, handed down on 13 April 2021, will have a material impact…
Are compulsory licenses an alternative to Covid-19 patent waivers?
Should Covid-19 vaccine patent waiver negotiations fail, legislation in South Africa provides for compulsory court-order licenses.
He who controls the spice controls the universe. But not the copyright.
NFT group spends a whopping R47-million on a rare copy of ‘Dune’, falsely believing it gives them copyright.
Lego brings their trademark to a gunfight
Danish toymaker Lego wrote a letter to Culper Precision demanding that it stop producing the gun which looks like it's…
Are you sure you own your logo?
A recent decision of the Supreme Court of Appeal, handed down on 13 April 2021, will have a material impact…
Covid Hair Don’t Care! And other strange pandemic trademarks
According to the International Trademark Association (INTA), trademark applications comprising the terms “coronavirus,” “COVID-19,” and other associated words have flooded…
Intellectual Property solutions for Fintech Startups and Inventions
Intellectual property rights are an obvious consideration for tech entrepreneurs who should define and protect their IP with registrations and…
It’s back to the canvas, with new pencils, for the Copyright Amendment Bill
President Cyril Ramaphosa has returned the controversial Copyright Amendment Bill and the Performers’ Protection Amendment Bill to the National Assembly…
What is a Patent & What can be Patented?
What is a Patent? A patent is a legislative right granted by the government that allows the inventor the legal…