Spoor & Fisher
Shabangu first to earn second term as President of SA Institute of IP Law
By: Creamer Media Reporter 13th December 2011 Since the founding of the SAIIPL in 1952, it is unprecedented that the President of the Institute is re-elected for a second term in office. But as... →
The great pharmaceutical patent debate
By: Creamer Media Reporter 22nd November 2011 In recent news, the TAC (Treatment Action Campaign) has called on government to revise the Patents Act to reduce the patent protection available to... →
Recipe plagiarism tough to prove
By: Creamer Media Reporter 17th November 2011 Can you patent a recipe? Is there copyright in the instructions on how to make a steak sandwich? In a recent furore, acclaimed South African crime... →
Yes, but is it art? 
By: Creamer Media Reporter 11th October 2011 Having a registered intellectual property (IP) right (or monopoly) on an article is quite a thing. It gives you the right to prevent others from... →
Interesting Changes to US Patent Law
By: Creamer Media Reporter 5th October 2011 US President Obama signed the America Invents Act on 16 September 2011 which introduces a number of interesting changes to the U.S. patent system.... →
Complementary and alternative medicines form focus of proposed amendments in South Africa
By: Creamer Media Reporter 4th October 2011 Complementary and alternative medicines are not currently regulated by the Medicines and Related Substances Act No.101 of 1965 (the Act). This may... →
CIPC continues to fuel new business anxiety
By: Creamer Media Reporter 3rd August 2011 The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has assured business owners that a company can be registered with the commission and... →
The mixed pleasures of the .xxx domain name
By: Creamer Media Reporter 29th July 2011 The long awaited and hotly debated .xxx top-level domain (TLD) was approved recently and will soon become available to members of the adult... →
