Spoor & Fisher
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... →
The South Africa new Plant Breeders' Rights Act, and Draft Regulations published for Public Comment
3rd October 2022 The new South African Plant Breeders’ Rights Act No. 12 of 2018 (the new Act) was assented to on 27 March 2019 and published in the South African... →
Ensuring intellectual property rights for computer implemented inventions
21st September 2022 The patenting of computer implemented inventions (software) is a fascinating area of intellectual property law that is constantly changing. Why is... →
Russia’s war on foreign intellectual property rights
19th May 2022 It was the Roman Statesman, Marcus Tullius Cicero who first used the phrase: Silent enim lēgēs inter arma – In times of war, the law falls silent.... →
Patents and the Metaverse
3rd May 2022 The digitally immersive world known as the Metaverse is rapidly evolving and getting much attention from an intellectual property perspective.... →
What is not patentable In South Africa?
4th April 2022 Intellectual Property refers to the creations of the human mind and has been increasingly recognised through the years for the value it brings to... →
