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IP Law

Registered design rights: Valuable but overlooked form of IP protection

Patrick O’Brien 9 Dec 2025

From Peak to Cliff: The legal and ethical saga of video game copycats

IP Law

From Peak to Cliff: The legal and ethical saga of video game copycats

Peter Mercuur 2 Dec 2025

IP Law

AI in IP law practice: The good, the bias and the (potentially) unethical

Chezanne Haigh 22 May 2025

Stealing a song is like stealing a car – Let’s treat music rights as real property

IP Law

Stealing a song is like stealing a car – Let’s treat music rights as real property

Nicholas Maweni, Issued by SAMRO 17 Mar 2025

IP Law

Upcyclers - mind your IP and Qs when repurposing branded clothing

Emily Gammon, Robyn Moriarty, and Refilwe Riba 25 Feb 2025

Yesh Surjoodeen is managing director of HP Southern and Central Africa

Trends

#BizTrends2025: African innovation depends on investment and protecting intellectual property

Yesh Surjoodeen 5 Feb 2025

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Trends

#BizTrends2025: What does IP law look like in 2025 and beyond?

Alicia van der Walt, Tshireletso Tlholoe, and Marcelle Samons 28 Jan 2025

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Consumer Law

Dupe or deal? Navigating counterfeit goods and scams this Black Friday

Nishaat Slamdien 26 Nov 2024

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IP Law

Guide to IP protection: 8 tips for in-house counsel

Mellisa Morris 23 Aug 2024

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IP Law

Don't be duped: Tips to protecting fashion IP against replicas

Gaby Meintjes 30 May 2024

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IP Law

Moral rights reserved? Impact of Creative Commons Licenses: part 2

Dale van Reenen and Jeremy Speres 2 May 2024

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IP Law

Moral rights reserved? Impact of Creative Commons Licenses: part 1

Dale van Reenen and Jeremy Speres 25 Apr 2024

Dina Biagio, Partner & Patent Attorney, Spoor & Fisher

Trends

#BizTrends2024: Shaping the future of IP law in 2024 and beyond

Dina Biagio 16 Jan 2024

Branding

Dolls and dollars: why small businesses should be wary of cashing in on Barbiemania with their branding

Graeme Austin 4 Aug 2023

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IP Law

What is happening in Africa's IP landscape

Marco Vatta and Megan Dinnie 14 Apr 2023

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IP Law

DTIC to host intellectual property colloquium

24 Mar 2023

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IP Law

ChatGPT: Deepfake and copyright concerns

Stefaans Gerber and Alisha Muller 8 Feb 2023

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IP Law

Deadline to register IP rights with Kenyan authorities looms

Bernadette Versfeld 8 Dec 2022

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IP Law

Decoding copyright and infringement of cloud-based software

Dina Biagio and Patrick o' Brien 27 Sep 2022

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Behind the Selfie

#BehindtheSelfie: Tumelo Mashabela, managing director of Tshaya Mashabela Attorneys

Emily Stander 28 Sep 2022

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IP Law

IP is the name of the game

Brett Weinberg 8 Sep 2022

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IP Law

Parliament passes bills for the creative sector

6 Sep 2022

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IP Law

Can AI be recognised as an inventor? Rulings from around the world

Dr Joanne van Harmelen 5 Aug 2022

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IP Law

Dotting I's and crossing T's when it comes to trade marks and NFTs

Darshan Moodley and Aniqa Bawa 24 Mar 2022

mRNA Tech transfer hub beneficiaries announced

Technology

mRNA Tech transfer hub beneficiaries announced

21 Feb 2022

#BizTrends2022: Intellectual property - is AI sufficiently central to Africa's agenda?

Trends

#BizTrends2022: Intellectual property - is AI sufficiently central to Africa's agenda?

Marco Vatta 5 Jan 2022

#BestofBiz 2021: Legal

Legal

#BestofBiz 2021: Legal

13 Dec 2021

The relationship between non-fungible tokens and IP rights

IP Law

The relationship between non-fungible tokens and IP rights

Brett Weinberg 3 Dec 2021

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Covid-19

R3.5m grant for Pan-African vaccine development

10 Nov 2021

IP Law

IP investment game is no damp squid

Rachel Sikwane 8 Nov 2021

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Unlocking a green future through technology

Leanne Mostert & Cindy Leibowitz, Webber Wentzel 5 Nov 2021

What entrepreneurs must know about franchising in SA

Legal Regulations

What entrepreneurs must know about franchising in SA

Hugh Melamdowitz 5 Oct 2021

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Skills Training

SA to host free intellectual property summer school

26 Aug 2021

Why a clear IP strategy is critical to securing VC funding

Legal Regulations

Why a clear IP strategy is critical to securing VC funding

Dina Biagio 23 Aug 2021

Could vaccine registration negate the good intentions of the Trips waiver?

Medical Law

Could vaccine registration negate the good intentions of the Trips waiver?

Chyreene Truluck 10 Jun 2021

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NHI

There are alternate solutions to SA's ill-fated NHI

31 May 2021

Why it pays to link products to places - and how African countries can do it

Regulatory

Why it pays to link products to places - and how African countries can do it

Samuel Samiai Andrews 24 Feb 2021

Who holds the IP rights to your social media content?

IP Law

Who holds the IP rights to your social media content?

Vicky Stilwell 28 Jan 2021

Know your IP: What it takes to make a film

IP Law

Know your IP: What it takes to make a film

Hugh Melamdowitz 26 Jan 2021

Who owns the copyright to a computer program?

IP Law

Who owns the copyright to a computer program?

Galia Bloch 23 Nov 2020

What are the IP implications of virtual reality?

IP Law

What are the IP implications of virtual reality?

Nicole Smalberger 19 Nov 2020

Diversity of IP rights - unpacking wine as a case study

IP Law

Diversity of IP rights - unpacking wine as a case study

Marco Vatta 13 Nov 2020

Tim Ball, IP specialist, Webber Wentzel

Covid-19

India and SA request waiver of Trips Agreement for Covid-19 treatment

Tim Ball 19 Oct 2020

How to protect your IP rights during the Covid-19 pandemic

IP Law

How to protect your IP rights during the Covid-19 pandemic

Kay Rickelman 25 Sep 2020

Looking to science for food security solutions

Food Security

Looking to science for food security solutions

Chyreene Truluck 27 May 2020

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Branding

Will a beer with another name taste as good?

Reinard Krüger & Bianca Balt 18 May 2020

Dr Vera Songwe.

ESG

Africa's growth rests on economic empowerment of women

Louise Marsland 1 Nov 2019

PR IP at risk of being used without payment

PR & Communications

PR IP at risk of being used without payment

Michelle Cavé, Issued by Brandfundi 1 Jul 2019