South Africa: Intellectual Property

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Intellectual property law and copyright law thought leadership, articles, podcasts, videos and webinars from expert sources across the legal world. Explore insights covering topics such as licensing and syndication, patent law, trade secrets and trademark law.

Understanding Trade Mark Disclaimers: A Guide For Start-Ups

As a start-up owner, protecting your brand through trade marks is crucial. However, it's important to understand the role of disclaimers in trade mark applications.

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Barnard Inc.

The Role Of Disclaimers In Trade Mark Applications In South Africa

In South Africa, the Trade Marks Act 194 of 1993 provides the legal framework for the registration and protection of trade marks.

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Barnard Inc.

Respecting The Lens: Copyright Infringement And The Rights Of Photographers In South Africa

In the digital age, photographs are shared, reposted, and embedded across websites with ease. Yet behind every image lies a creator, a photographer who has invested time, skill, and resources to produce a work of art.

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Adams & Adams

Lululemon vs. Costco: When Fashion Meets IP Law

Whether you swear by your Kirkland activewear or whether you are a Lululemon loyalist, this legal battle is stretching deep into the world of Intellectual Property.

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When Mickey Meets Midjourney

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Generative AI And IP In South Africa: Navigating Legal Complexities And Opportunities

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New Plant Breeders' Rights Act Now In Force

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Travelwings Trade Mark Case Clarifies Limits Of WINGS Trade Mark Exclusivity

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Adams & Adams

Mitigating Risk For AI Integration

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Barnard Inc.

Assignment Of Trade Marks – Transferring Ownership For Strategic Impact

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Barnard Inc.

Hypothecation vs Licensing vs Assignment – Unlocking Trade Mark Value

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Barnard Inc.

Hypothecation Of Trade Marks – Using IP As Collateral For Finance

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Barnard Inc.

Trade Mark Licensing – Permitted Use, Registered Users And Revenue Growth

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Barnard Inc.

Master Your Rights: How South African Artists Can Use Contracts To Secure Ownership Of Their Masters

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Adams & Adams

Concursus Creditorum: Drawing A Hard Line In The Sand

South Africa Insolvency

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Tax-Deferred Growth Through Corporate Rollovers

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Barnard Inc.

Generative AI And IP In South Africa: Navigating Legal Complexities And Opportunities

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When Mickey Meets Midjourney

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Trade Relations Between South Africa And The United State Of America

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SNG Grant Thornton

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Respecting The Lens: Copyright Infringement And The Rights Of Photographers In South Africa

In the digital age, photographs are shared, reposted, and embedded across websites with ease. Yet behind every image lies a creator, a photographer who has invested time, skill, and resources to produce a work of art.

South Africa IP

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Adams & Adams

Generative AI And IP In South Africa: Navigating Legal Complexities And Opportunities

The rapid advancement of generative artificial intelligence ("AI") is transforming industries across the globe, and South Africa is no exception. From creative content generation to business process...

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When Mickey Meets Midjourney

While we are no experts on animation or light sabres, this case is a blockbuster! Both for Intellectual Property law and the future of generative AI.

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Mitigating Risk For AI Integration

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Barnard Inc.

Master Your Rights: How South African Artists Can Use Contracts To Secure Ownership Of Their Masters

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Adams & Adams

What Does This Meme? How Copyright Protected The "Success Kid" Meme

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Adams & Adams

Securing Intellectual Property Ownership In Outsourced Product Development

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Barnard Inc.

A Tale Of Charms And Copycats – The Poetry IP Scandal

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Dua Lipa May Be Levitating, But South African Copyright Law Is Pretty Static

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Licensing & Syndication

Trade Mark Licensing – Permitted Use, Registered Users And Revenue Growth

In our previous article we established the monetary value and financial leverage available for business owners, more specifically registered brand owners, through the hypotec/pledging route...

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Barnard Inc.

Master Your Rights: How South African Artists Can Use Contracts To Secure Ownership Of Their Masters

For many South African musicians, landing a record deal feels like the breakthrough they have been working toward...

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Adams & Adams

The Apple vs. Optis Patent Dispute: A Lesson In Patent Infringement And Licensing

As patent litigation continues to reshape the tech landscape, the ongoing case between Apple and Optis Cellular Technology highlights...

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Viewing The SARB's Exchange Control Revisions Through An IP Licensing Lens

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Fairbridges Wertheim Becker

How Copyright Applies To Free-to-copy Open-source Software

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Barnard Inc.

Foreign Electronic Certification Service Providers Now Recognised By The CA

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Bowmans

TikTok: Now To The Copyright And Political Issues

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Proposed Changes To South African Exchange Controls Relating To The Transfer And License Of SA-Owned Intellectual Property

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Adams & Adams

Compulsory Licenses In A Pandemic

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Adams & Adams

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Patent

New Plant Breeders' Rights Act Now In Force

The long-awaited Plant Breeders' Rights Act, 2018 has officially replaced the outdated 1976 Act, ushering in a modernised regime aligned with international standards (UPOV 1991).

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Lululemon vs. Costco: When Fashion Meets IP Law

Whether you swear by your Kirkland activewear or whether you are a Lululemon loyalist, this legal battle is stretching deep into the world of Intellectual Property.

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Workshop Held As A Step Towards Recognition Of Seychelles' Honey As A GI

A workshop, facilitated by the EUIPO, was held in Seychelles in pursuit of recognition of Seychelles' honey as a Geographical Indicator.

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Adams & Adams

ARIPO Ambassadors Engagement

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Adams & Adams

Plant Breeders' Rights Act In Force

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Adams & Adams

Introduction Of OAPI LEX – A Jurisprudence Database

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Adams & Adams

ARIPO Joins UPOV Prisma

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Adams & Adams

Protecting Confidential Business Information: Lessons From The Chicken Coup

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Counterfeit Mobile Phones Destroyed

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Adams & Adams

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Trade Secrets

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

Oasis supplies bottled, filtered and purified water and other beverages in South Africa. It has been in operation for over twenty years and is the fourth...

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

In many of our past articles, we have focused on traditional aspects of intellectual property ("IP"), such as the creation, acquisition, and enforcement of rights.

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Putting The "Claws" Into A Restraint Of Trade

In an increasingly competitive business landscape, one of the most common legal tools to protect a company's trade secrets, confidential information, and customer relationships, is a restraint of trade clause.

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Barnard Inc.

Trade Secrets - China And South Africa

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Nobel Prize In The Bag – Time To Make Money

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

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

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Spoofed! Protecting Your Intellectual Property From Digital Fakes

South Africa IP

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Barnard Inc.

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

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Barnard Inc.

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Latest Videos

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Podcast | OFM Business Hour | Talking Counterfeit Goods In Kenya

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Lack Of Global Consensus On Rules For The Taxation Of Multinationals And The Risk Of A Global Trade War (Video)

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PwC Nigeria

A ‘Triple Distilled' Summary Of Recent Trade Mark SCA Cases (Video)

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Adams & Adams

How To Protect Your Invention (Video)

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KISCH IP

Protect Your Brand – Advice To Start-Ups (Video Content)

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TripleOKLaw

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