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South Africa
Inventa International
In the latest IP judgment to be handed down in South Africa, the Supreme Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by Koni Multinational Brands against a court decision ruling...
Inventa International
Copyright refers to the rights that creators have over their literary and artistic works and protects the creators against third parties wishing to take ownership...
Adams & Adams
Would it ever occur to you that a third party might be able to claim rights in your skin? In the case of art that has been inked into your skin, namely tattoo art, that may well be the case.
Adams & Adams
Intellectual property assets are vital for creating shareholder/stakeholder value and can oftentimes be more valuable to a business than tangible assets. Intellectual property value will vary from business to business.
ENSafrica
A trademark is the ‘most valuable asset that a business owns. This is according to Gerard du Toit, a senior associate in the Intellectual Property department.
Adams & Adams
The well-known RocoMamas restaurant chain has taken Rack ‘n Grill, a small food truck business in Cape Town, to task about the infringement of its registered trade mark SMASHBURGER.
ENSafrica
ENSafrica exec Waldo Steyn, advises business owners to better educate themselves regarding intellectual property laws and understand how these "assets" ..
Adams & Adams
A trade mark is an asset and will, through use over a period, accrue a value which will be taken into consideration in the event of a sale of a business and/or transfer of ownership.
ENSafrica
There was an interesting published by the BBC recently, "Virgin sues partner over claims about its brand value".
ENSafrica
There's been a lot of copyright in the news of late. Here are a few of the more interesting stories.
ENSafrica
Recently, there was a fascinating IP-related article in the Harvard Business Review: "Elon Musk doesn't care about patents.
ENSafrica
This is a story about a large company getting a trade mark dispute wrong, with some valuable lessons to be learned along the way.
Inventa International
For the past seven years, fashion retailer Truworths has had its eye on the PRIMARK trademark. In 2018 it successfully cancelled Primark Holdings' UK mark for non-use and in 2019 the company...
Bowmans
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Worldwide
Inventa International
The African Regional Intellectual Property Organisation (ARIPO) encompasses two major regional protocols: the Banjul Protocol for the protection of trademarks and the Harare Protocol for the...
Inventa International
Africa is the continent with the largest number of countries – 54. As trademarks are usually protected at a national level, an African-wide trademark protection strategy can be taxing...
Adams & Adams
ARIPO has actively been engaging with Registries across the globe over the past couple of months, as well as embarking on new projects and training sessions with others.
Inventa International
According to the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTD), total trade from Africa to the rest of the world averaged roughly $760.5 billion between 2015 and 2017.
Dennemeyer Group
It is no secret that Africa is an important continent for the production of minerals and precious metals. Even so, despite an abundance of design creativity that is obvious to anyone who walks down...
ENSafrica
Recollections may vary, but everyone knows the story well enough. A seemingly embittered Harry and Meghan end their long silence...
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