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According to a recent study published by the European Intellectual Property Office ("EUIPO"), companies that own and protect their intellectual property rights ("IP")...

Valuing intellectual property (IP) often feels like trying to answer the question, "How long is a piece of string?" The complexity and variability involved make it a challenging task...

Any person who has experienced the administrative burden of seeking trade mark protection in multiple countries will welcome the possibility of filing one single trade mark application...

Taylor Swift has been in the IP spotlight again and, as always, there are valuable lessons to be learned.

The news that what’s arguably the world’s best known company, Apple, is unable to continue selling what’s arguably the world’s hottest product, IPad, under that name in China will give IP lawyers the heebie-jeebies.

The latest ruling in the Christian Louboutin saga, which ruled favourably for both Louboutin and the defendant, should provide some encouragement to every South African company in the fashion industry.

Maxe (Pty) Ltd instituted action proceedings against Artav Stainless Steel CC for infringement of several of its aesthetic design registrations covering sports bars and nudge bars for vehicles.

Web scraping, the automated process of extracting large amounts of data from websites, has become an indispensable tool for businesses, researchers, and developers.

Esports is a rapidly growing industry in South Africa, with the sector expected to reach ZAR 3 billion in revenue by 2030 and a compounded annual growth rate of 29.5% between 2024 and 2030.

Johannesburg – Dec 11, 2023 – Qualcomm Incorporated announced today, the launch of L2Pro Africa IP e-learning Platform, a free online training program designed to empower startups, SMEs, and researchers...

Foreign companies that do business in South Africa through local agents or distributors may be encouraged by a recent South African trade mark decision.

When people think trade marks, they generally think words (brand names) and logos.

South Africa has officially adopted the 13th Edition of the Nice Classification (NCL 13-26) with effect from 1 January 2026, following its implementation by the World Intellectual Property Office on the same date.

A recent news item, "Blueberry industry faces blues over trading rights row" (Cape Argus, 9 November 2020), shines a spotlight on an area of law that seldom makes the news.

Casadobe owns a boutique wine estate called CANTO in Durbanvillle wine valley, Western Cape. Fratelli (an Italian company) is the registered proprietor of the South African...

In a recent case Nivea sued the producers of a shower gel product which was branded CONNIE.

The law provides that a product shape can be registered as a trade mark or, as it is sometimes called, a "badge of origin".