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10 February 2012
Polity Focus
 
 
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30 Sep 2011
 
 
IP due diligences can benefit both parties in M&A transactions
Intellectual Property Law
With merger and acquisitions continuing to surge, a surprising number of transactions are concluded without any investigation into the target company’s intellectual property (IP). Last year saw...
 
 
 
 
IP perspective on Consumer Protection Act and Companies Act
Intellectual Property Law
Local law firm Webber Wentzel reports the new Consumer Protection Act (CPA) of 2008 may lead to new challenges from a trademarks perspective when the Companies and Intellectual Property...
 
 
Legislation in the new tradition
Intellectual Property
“Ex Africa semper aliquid novi”, which can be freely translated from Latin to mean “there is always something new coming out of Africa”, said Pliny, the ancient Roman writer and scholar....
 
 
Shaping a solid IP system for economic growth and prosperity
Intellectual Property Law
Local law firm Adams & Adams reports that, even though the South African intellectual property (IP) system still faces some challenges, it is regarded as an effective and modern system, which is...
 
 
 
 
Trademark owners to block trademarks from becoming .xxx domains
Intellectual Property Law
California-based nonprofit public benefit organisation the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann) and limited liability company ICM Registry, entered into an agreement, in...
 
 
01 Oct 2010
 
Access to copyright materials key for education
Intellectual Property Law
The copyright environment in South Africa does not facilitate effective access to learning materials, says University of Cape Town’s Intellectual Property Law & Policy Research Unit...
 
 
 
 
Correct implementation of Act to determine its success
Intellectual Property Law
The correct implementation of the Intellectual Property (IP) Rights from Publicly Financed Research and Development Act, No 51 of 2008, effective August 2, is a critical step in ensuring its success.
 
 
Mobile operator claiming common law rights?
Intellectual Property Law
Mobile operator Cell C may have difficulty in registering its new logo as its trademark, which was provisionally refused by the Registrar of Trade Marks on August 2, but it may be possible for the...
 
 
 
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