The Oxford dictionary defines an emoji as a small digital image or icon used to express an idea or an emotion. Emojis are arguably the fastest growing language used on social media sites...

It's been fewer than six months since a novel coronavirus was discovered and this disease known as Covid-19 has since taken the world by storm affecting 185 countries, infecting close to 2.5 million people..

Of recent, KISCH IP has tasted tremendous success in the Supreme Court of Appeal.

The Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has approved and published an amendment to the Regulations of the Liquor Products Act 60 of 1989 ...

One of the interesting aspects of patents is the degree to which countries have harmonised their laws.

Nestlé, the Swiss confectionary company, may need to follow its KitKat slogan and take a break from its ten-year battle with Cadbury to get the particular shape of its four-fingered chocolate bar...

Intellectual property rights are divided into a number of different categories, each of which is regulated by its own act, or by the common law

The development of novel or blockbuster drug compounds invariably requires an initial search to determine whether target compounds have already been synthesized and are protected by a patent.

When a work, such as a video, is uploaded onto YouTube or a photograph uploaded onto Flickr, people often believe that because it is being made available on the internet,

Fans of the award-winning series, Game of Thrones, were eager to watch the premiere of the long awaited 8th and final season that started on 14 April 2019 ....

As Albert Einstein said, "We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them." E-commerce has forever changed the way we shop ...

It often happens that rights holders enforce their rights against others as a scare tactic whilst knowing that enforcing their rights would not be that simple.

We all know of the high-end jewellery brands being counterfeited across the world with hundreds of thousands of counterfeit jewellery items being seized in markets in, and at, the borders of most countries.

A successful business is one which is able to exploit any opportunity available to it and, in doing so, maintain a competitive edge in its market.

Starting a business can be a daunting task if you do not know where to begin. Your brilliant idea is merely the beginning of your journey to becoming an entrepreneur.

If life were to hand you lemons, just for a minute, imagine what you would do. Some may reach for the tequila, whilst many would make lemonade.

You have an invention that may be patentable. You know by now that secrecy and confidentiality is key to retaining patentability of your invention.

Establishing your business online helps you reach a larger audience and expand your brand beyond the scope possible through traditional brick and mortar sales channels.

For the first quarter of 2020, COVID19 (aka Coronavirus) has been a substantial part of the news and has all but consumed our lives, suffice to say at this point the only thing everyone wants is a cure for this pandemic.

While the Advertising Standards Authority of South Africa ("ASA") is not quite out of the woods yet, it certainly appears to be recovering much of its former strength.