Spoor & Fisher
Is Lady Gaga facing the music, or is a surf giant attempting to ride the wave of her merchandising success?
1st September 2025 Trade mark owners across the globe often wonder why they need to register their trade name or logo, especially when they are unclear about its... →
Counterfeit Crackdown: Fake Pots Boiled Over in R1-million Bust
20th March 2025 In a significant victory for brand protection and consumer safety, Spoor & Fisher’s anti-counterfeiting department supported a police bust in March... →
Shaping Tomorrow – Women at the Forefront of Science and IP
26th April 2024 As we celebrate World Intellectual Property Day, our focus is on the remarkable contributions of innovative South African individuals, specifically... →
SA lagging as EU design laws are modernised for a digital era
28th April 2023 The European Union (EU) is currently undertaking a review of its design laws, with the aim of making design law protection more relevant as the... →
Influencer marketing: What you need to know about trade mark / copyright infringement
27th March 2023 Influencers frequently advertise or post reviews on products/ brands on social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, providing... →
Message in a bottle – a trade mark dispute over container shape
15th February 2023 Looking at brands, consumers tend to focus on logos, but the distinctiveness of product’s shape or its packaging, can be just as important in... →
The Copyright Amendment Bill and the many fronts of the battle
12th December 2022 The Copyright Amendment Bill which is currently being developed, needs to balance the interests of multiple stakeholders. If the bill favours... →
DABUS, the rise of the inventive machines
9th December 2022 The South African Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) made history in 2021, by being the first patent office in the world to... →
