In a recent furore, acclaimed South African crime writer Deon Meyer come under fire following accusations that he and his wife Anita plagiarised recipes originally created by Barbara Joubert, food editor of Sarie Kos, in their new book Kom Eet! Om die tafel met Anita en Deon Meyer.

In South Africa counterfeiting is perceived to be a victimless crime, one that is viewed as an open opportunity for the public to get a hold of a brand, be it adidas, PUMA, D&G or any other name brand or product at a cheap price.

Plant Breeders' Rights, also known as plant variety protection, are a form of sui generis system of intellectual property rights designed specifically to protect new varieties of plants.

In January 2011, the Gambian Industrial Property Regulations, 2010 ("the Regulations") came into effect.

Entrepreneurs are considered to be sharp-witted people who create or recognise opportunities and are well-positioned to take advantage of them.

Entrepreneurs are considered to be sharp-witted people who create or recognise opportunities and are well-positioned to take advantage of them.

On 9 July 2011, the former Sudanese territory corresponding to the states of Bahr el Ghazal, Equatoria and Greater Upper Nile was declared to be the sovereign Republic of South Sudan.

The Ethiopian Intellectual Property Office has since issued Directives which have clarified a number of key issues regarding the new trade mark law that came into effect on 24 December 2012.

This matter relates to an appeal, by New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc ("New Balance"), against a decision by the Registrar of Trade Marks.

This matter relates to an appeal, by New Balance Athletic Shoe.

Thanks to a combination of low costs and enormous production capacity, China has become the source-of-choice for brand owners the world over. It can, however, be fatal to assume that simply because your intellectual property is protected in South Africa, the same applies as far as your production partner is concerned.

The Department of Trade and Industry's Industrial Action Policy Action Plan (IPAP) of 2010/11- 2012/13 states that public infrastructure investment in excess of R404 billion has been invested from the 2006/7 to 2008/9 period rising to R787 billion for the period of 2009/10 to 2011/12.

Although it has been possible to file trade mark and design applications in Djibouti, patent owners were not able to obtain patent rights as there was no patent legislation in Djibouti.

The new regulations relating to the Labelling and Advertising of Foodstuffs, No R 146 of the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972 (Act 54 of 1972), which was implemented on 1 March 2012, aims to create a specific standard for informing consumers about the ingredients in foodstuffs.

In South Africa counterfeiting is perceived to be a victimless crime.

In the New Balance case discussed last month the Supreme Court of Appeal also re-affirmed the principle of territoriality of trade marks.

The British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission ("FSC"), which incorporates the Registry of Trade Marks, announced in May 2011 that service marks were no longer recognised under the Registration of United Kingdom Trade Marks Act (Cap. 157 – the UK Marks Act).

It has recently been announced that the Napa Valley has been granted geographical indicator ("GI") status by the People’s Republic of China, making it the first wine region outside China to be granted this recognition.

A novel SA technique not only improves the accuracy of ultrasound in assessing hydrocephalus

In August 2016 in the USA, Solid Oak Sketches LLC sued 2K Games, Inc and Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. on the basis of copyright infringement.