"Should I patent my invention or rather keep it confidential and hope a third party does not copy it?"

There are many reasons why people get tattoos. The most common reasons being memories, reinforcement of identities, reminders of important events, facts or values; or simply, for the love of art.

If you are currently studying or planning your studies at a university in South Africa, it is important that you understand your rights as an Intellectual Property ...

One of the main drivers behind copyright law is to promote the development of art and culture.

Mauritius attracts many entities wanting to set up shop on their tropical island. With this foreign investment, it is important to consider the implications on brand enforcement and on its trading partners, namely South Africa and the rest of Africa.

If an agreement is not intended to be entered into in the course of such negotiations, this should be explicitly stated.

South Africa has experienced no fewer than four significant data breaches involving consumer's personal information held by businesses, in the preceding ten months alone.

As KISCH IP's value-add to the community, we are assisting all our clients in South Africa who qualify as ‘essential services' with obtaining certificates from the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission.

Counterfeit food products pose a serious health risk to the unsuspecting consumer and also potentially harm the brand and reputation of the original owners trade mark.

By now, most organisations are aware that the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) 4 of 2013 ("the Act") is effective and requires all businesses which process personal information...

The cuckoo's eggs have thus been kicked out of the nest and did not hatch any Frontline products.

Once a new invention has come to life, its protection may often be a daunting task, especially to novice inventors and entrepreneurs. There are some simple steps,

Is there any legislation that governs the nature, amount or manner or frequency of payments of royalties or other fees or costs (including interest on late payments) in an international licensing relationship, ...

In allowing an understanding of, and anticipating these disruptions patent data provides a critical source of information.

It is known to all South Africans that the trade of tobacco and alcoholic goods was banned by our government during the national state of disaster in April 2020 due to COVID-19.

What does the Agricultural Research Council (‘ARC'), a cattle breeder and a stud bull have in common? Copyright of course.

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...

The South African Patents Act No. 57 of 1978 ("the Act") does not define "inventor" per se, although it is generally understood to refer to a natural person who conceives of something novel

Individuals need to be aware of basis intellectual property law principles.

Forbes.com describes the "Internet of Things" as "the concept of basically connecting any device with an on and off switch to the Internet (and/or to each other)".