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Protecting Your IP When Every Meeting Is Recorded

AI tools represent a significant opportunity to protect, manage, and create value in know-how which traditionally has not been recorded in meetings. However, such use also raises serious concerns...

South Africa IP

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Adams & Adams

Artificial Intelligence In South African Financial Sector: What The FSCA–PA Report Reveals About IP, Trade Secrets, And Smart Governance

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming South Africa's financial sector, driving innovation, operational efficiency, and new customer experiences.

South Africa Technology

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Adams & Adams

When And How To Use Non-solicit And Non-compete Clauses In IT Contracts In South Africa

South African employers and business owners often rely on post‑termination restraints to protect customer relationships, confidential information...

South Africa Employment

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ENS

The Role Of Non-Disclosure Agreements In Commercial Transactions: Importance And Legal Implications

When it comes to high-stakes corporate transactions, information is power and protecting that information is critical. Whether you're negotiating a merger, exploring a joint venture, or conducting due diligence...

South Africa Commercial

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Barnard Inc.

The Business Of Ideas: Why Commercial Intellectual Property (IP) Really Matters

South Africa IP

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ENS

The AI Trade Secret Tug-of-war

South Africa IP

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ENS

When Can I Claim Unlawful Competition?

South Africa IP

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Barnard Inc.

After The Water Is Gone: Critical Decision On Post-termination Clauses

South Africa Commercial

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ENS

IP In Practice: Legal And Commercial IP Developments In Kenya And South Africa

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ENS

Putting The "Claws" Into A Restraint Of Trade

South Africa Employment

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Barnard Inc.

Trade Secrets - China And South Africa

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ENS

Nobel Prize In The Bag – Time To Make Money

South Africa IP

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ENS

High Court Of Uganda Delivers Landmark Judgment On Copyright Dispute: Knight Frank Uganda Ltd v Broll Uganda Ltd And Broll Valuation & Advisory Services

South Africa IP

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ENS

Copy Or Compete? Unpacking The Shein vs. Temu Legal Showdown

South Africa IP

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ENS

Corporate Reputation Vindicated: High Court Grants Final Interdict Against Defamatory Social Media Campaign

South Africa Litigation

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ENS

AI, Cybersecurity And Operational Resilience In Mining

South Africa Technology

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ENS

The Dealmakers' Moment: Six M&A Trends Shaping 2026

Worldwide Commercial

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Andersen in South Africa

Labour Appeal Court Confirms Dismissal For Unauthorised Gathering And Insubordination

South Africa Employment

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Fasken

King V: The Plot Twist Your Board Didn't See Coming

South Africa Commercial

BI

Barnard Inc.

Spoofed! Protecting Your Intellectual Property From Digital Fakes

Imagine buying a pair of "Nike" sneakers, only to find out they have the iconic swoosh upside down, the soles fall apart after a week, and they're spelled "Nicky" on the box.

South Africa IP

BI

Barnard Inc.

Intellectual Property Valuation: How Long Is A Piece Of String?

Valuing intellectual property (IP) often feels like trying to answer the question, "How long is a piece of string?" The complexity and variability involved make it a challenging task...

South Africa IP

BI

Barnard Inc.

Technical Systems And Secrets

Judge Sher of the Western Cape Division of the Supreme Court recently handed down a judgment dealing with unlawful competition and copyright infringement...

South Africa IP

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ENS

Trade Secrets Revisited

Trade secrets fall within the scope of intellectual property ("IP") law. Trod Lehong, a South African patent attorney who is the Head of the Legislative, Policy and Technology Advice Section at the World Intellectual Property Organisation ("WIPO")

South Africa IP

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ENS

Monetising White Label Branding

South Africa IP

BI

Barnard Inc.

An Intellectual Property "Starter Kit" For Startups

South Africa IP

AA

Adams & Adams

Nigerian National Workshop On TRIPS

South Africa IP

AA

Adams & Adams

Understanding The Different Types Of IP Rights

South Africa IP

BI

Barnard Inc.

Safeguarding Traditional Knowledge In Africa: Legal And Ethical Challenges

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Inventa

Protecting Your Intellectual Property – Important Lessons From The EOH Judgment

South Africa IP

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Consolidated Employers Organisation

Know How To Protect Your Know-How

South Africa IP

AA

Adams & Adams

Understanding Choice: Intellectual Property Portfolio Management

South Africa IP

BI

Barnard Inc.

The Seven Sins Of Business: Unlawful Competition In The South African Context

South Africa IP

BI

Barnard Inc.

Navigating Trade Secret Law In South Africa: Lessons From The Universal Blending Case

South Africa IP

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ENS

Know How To Protect Your Know-How

A company's intrinsic expertise, ingenuity and savoir-faire are what makes it unique, marketable, and ultimately successful. When combined, these somewhat tenuous qualities, form part of the...

South Africa IP

AA

Adams & Adams

Understanding Choice: Intellectual Property Portfolio Management

Intellectual property (IP) plays a crucial role in innovative and dynamic companies, to maintain competitiveness and drive growth. Effective IP portfolio management ensures that companies...

South Africa IP

BI

Barnard Inc.

The Seven Sins Of Business: Unlawful Competition In The South African Context

In the intricate landscape of business practices, ‘unlawful competition' is a term that encapsulates a multitude of unfair trading methods. Often, in South Africa...

South Africa IP

BI

Barnard Inc.

Navigating Trade Secret Law In South Africa: Lessons From The Universal Blending Case

Trade secret protection and enforcement has been the subject of a recent South African judgment, Universal Blending (Pty) Ltd v Sarel Henderson, in the Gauteng Local Division.

South Africa IP

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ENS

Silicon Showdown: Chip Industry Tensions And The Battle For Intellectual Property

South Africa IP

BI

Barnard Inc.

Protecting And Cultivating Innovation In A Remote Working Environment – A Legal Analysis

88% of the respondents in the Savile Row Workplace survey published in October 2020 would prefer to either work from home or a combination of both.

South Africa IP

AA

Adams & Adams

Q&A: Legal Recourse For Consumers Whose Data Privacy Has Been Compromised In Terms Of POPIA

Interview on SABC's Network Show: Marco discusses what legal recourse consumers have in the case where their data privacy has been compromised.

South Africa Privacy

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Tabacks

Dinner At Somizi's: A Grab-and-go?

"Dinner at Somizi's" is the story that's gripped the nation with all the elements of a classic drama: celebrity, intrigue, double crossing and that vital cog for any narrative – intellectual property law.

South Africa IP

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ENS

Trade Secrets: In The News Again

Recent news stories have once again shone a spotlight on the issue of trade secrets.

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ENS

Botox And The Logic Of Regulation

South Africa IP

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KISCH IP

South African Government Calls For Proposals For Supply Of Ventilators

South Africa IP

AA

Adams & Adams

Patent Or Trade Secrets: Which Offers Better Protection?

South Africa IP

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Bowmans

The "Secret" Of Bud Light

South Africa IP

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ENS

Intellectual Property Valuations As An Aid And Add-On To Accounting Valuations

South Africa IP

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KISCH IP

What Is The Purpose Of An IP Holding Company?

South Africa IP

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KISCH IP

Latest Developments To The National Intellectual Property Policy

South Africa IP

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Bowmans

Intellectual Property – The Most Valuable Intangible Asset

South Africa IP

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KISCH IP

South Africa IP

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KISCH IP

Fight As A Soldier, Not A Guerrilla

South Africa IP

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ENS

University Life And Intellectual Property

South Africa IP

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KISCH IP

Protecting Trade Secrets

South Africa IP

KI

KISCH IP

Shuttleworth Wins Before Supreme Court Of Appeal

South Africa Litigation

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Von Seidels

Protecting S.A’s Trade Secrets (Video)

South Africa IP

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Adams & Adams

The Rising Threat Of Trade Secrets Theft

South Africa IP

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Goldman Judin Inc.

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Protecting S.A’s Trade Secrets (Video)

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Adams & Adams

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