Spoor & Fisher
What content creators, artists and persons alike should know about NFTs (Non Fungible Tokens) - An IP perspective
22nd June 2021 In an increasingly digital landscape where intellectual output often takes the form of digital output at some point or another, non-fungible tokens... →
What are the regulatory requirements for vaccine registration in South Africa?
10th June 2021 In October 2020, South Africa and India called on World Trade Organisation (WTO) members to support a proposal to suspend the WTO’s agreement on... →
Facing the music: Whose song is it anyway?
6th May 2021 In 2015, the 9th Circuit Court ruled that Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke’s song, “Blurred Lines”[1][1], infringed on Marvin Gaye’s 1977 “Got to... →
Spoor & Fisher named MIP Africa Firm of the Year for the fourth year running
31st March 2021 For the fourth year running, Spoor & Fisher has won the Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) Africa Firm of the Year Award at the annual EMEA... →
AI tools can help legal firms work more effectively
23rd March 2021 The past year reshaped the legal landscape, as many South African law firms were forced to adopt new technologies to survive. The transition to... →
Ignorance is bliss - but not for patent infringement
9th March 2021 In 1742, poet Thomas Gray wrote, “Where ignorance is bliss, ‘tis folly to be wise”. But Gray did not mean what we have since assumed: that... →
Copyright reform takes one tentative step forward, and several more back
25th June 2020 Proposed amendments to South Africa’s Copyright Act of 1978 have been underway for several years, with the first draft of the Copyright Amendment... →
How will Brexit 2020 affect your IP?
8th May 2020 Brexit will change the landscape of United Kingdom (UK) and European Union (EU) trade mark and design portfolios, but not immediately. This article... →
