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Back in 2013, we wrote an article about the Madrid Protocol, the treaty that regulates the international trade mark registration system.

China is one of dominant emerging markets in the world today. As South African trade with China grows, so does the risk that South African brands sold in that country could be appropriated by unauthorised Chinese companies or third parties.

The government feels that traditional knowledge should be legally protected, and that this should be achieved through amendments to the intellectual property statutes.

On 15 August 2012 the Australian High Court ruled that the much-discussed legislation that requires tobacco companies to sell their products in unbranded packages.

On 15 August 2012 the Australian High Court ruled that the much-discussed legislation that requires tobacco companies to sell their products in unbranded packages, the Tobacco Plain Packaging Act 2011, is constitutional.

The most relevant change for South African applicants, is that the USPTO will now be charging USD 200 per patent claim in excess of 20 and USD 600 per independent patent claim in excess of 3.

While you channel hop between the FIFA World Cup and the tennis you may have noticed that Roger Federer ...

Just as your tangible assets, such as vehicles, office buildings, or machinery, should be protected and maintained, so too should your intellectual property (IP) be subject to adequate protection and maintenance.

Many readers will know that UGG is a sheepskin boot originating from Australia.

Last year the WTO upheld legislation in Australia, which severely restricted the advertisement of tobacco products, on the ground that the legislation qualified as a legitimate public health measure.

Since 2021, we have seen the rise and rise of NFTs (non-fungible tokens). The NFT boom has been powered by the sale of NFT artwork, the first-ever tweet on Twitter and even popular memes, which have all fetched a pretty penny.

An increasing number of African companies do business in the Far East, and many of them register their trade marks in the region's major markets.

There's an increasing body of law dealing with the issue of Adwords.

In a recent decision by the Registrar of Trade Marks in Zambia, it was confirmed that "bad faith" can be relied upon as a ground of opposition against a trade mark application.

We currently live in the internet age, an age where a great deal of economic activity is conducted online.

Donald Trump comes up in our articles from time to time, as does the issue of bad faith. Both come up in this one.

"New year, new me" …well, the second month of 2019 is here which means that our New year's resolutions are next year's problem and we are pretty much back to basics.