Policy, Law, Economics and Politics - Deepening Democracy through Access to Information
This privately-owned website is operated and maintained by Creamer Media
We have detected that the browser you are using is no longer supported. As a result, some content may not display correctly.
We suggest that you upgrade to the latest version of any of the following browsers:
         
close notification
20 May 2013
Legal Briefs
 
 
 2 3 4 5
6
 7 8 9 10
 
 
 
 
15 Jan 2013
 
 
African Cup of Nations 2013 designated a ‘protected event’
ADAMS & ADAMS
On 28 September 2012, the African Cup of Nations (“AFCON 2013”) was officially designated as a ‘protected event’ in terms of the Merchandise Marks Act.  This means that the AFCON 2013...
 
 
14 Jan 2013
 
Adams & Adams partner elected president of FICPI South Africa
Adams & Adams
During November 2012, Louis van der Walt, a partner and patent attorney at Adams & Adams law firm, was elected President of FICPI South Africa, a National Association of FICPI. He succeeds At van...
 
 
27 Nov 2012
 
Of muttonheads and minefields – book review
ADAMS & ADAMS
In July 1876, barely a month following the novel's initial release in England, demand for copies of Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer was outstripping supply in the United States....
 
 
26 Nov 2012
 
Afcon 2013 to be protected from ambush marketing
Adams & Adams
The Minister of Trade & Industry has indicated his intention to designate the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2013), which is set to take place in South Africa in early 2013, as a “protected...
 
 
21 Nov 2012
 
Misdianosed breast cancer patient set to receive substantial sum from MEC for Health - Limpopo Province
ADAMS & ADAMS
A woman who had a double mastectomy and endured months of chemotherapy after being told she had Stage IV breast carcinoma in both breasts, an aggressive form of cancer, is set to receive a...
 
 
13 Nov 2012
 
Divisional applications: Be careful, you might just lose your priority right
Adams & Adams
When filing and prosecuting PCT national phase patent applications for foreign clients in South Africa, patent attorneys are often instructed, at a later stage, to file one or more so-called...
 
 
01 Nov 2012
 
Private sector – do you own your intellectual property?
ADAMS & ADAMS
The South African Government introduced the Intellectual Property Rights from Publicly Financed Research and Development Act No. 51 of 2008 (the Act) in order to provide for effective...
 
 
23 Oct 2012
 
Diamond award for excellence in legal services
ADAMS & ADAMS
The Southern Hemisphere’s largest Intellectual Property law firm and internationally acclaimed law firm Adams & Adams has been awarded the Diamond Award for Excellence at the annual PMR.africa...
 
 
 
Legal Briefs
 
 
 2 3 4 5
6
 7 8 9 10
 
 
 
 
 
 
 




 
 
 
 
 
 
Online Publishers Association