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19 June 2013
Polity Focus
 
 
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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...
 
 
SA’s intellectual property protection ranks high globally
Intellectual Property Law
In the ‘Global Competitiveness Report (GCR) of 2010-2011’, South Africa ranks 54 out of 139 competing countries, and the country has excelled by ranking at position 27 in the intellectual...
 
 
27 Jul 2010
 
The franchisor's duty of care to potential franchisees
BOWMAN GILFILLAN
In a recent decision in the United Kingdom, MCB Printing and Design Limited v Kall Kwik UK Limited, the existence of a duty of care owed by franchisors in dealing with franchisees, including...
 
 
27 May 2010
 
International transfer of intellectual property
CLIFFE DEKKER HOFMEYR
The international transfer of South African intellectual property has become a hotly debated - and keenly litigated - topic in the last few years. This is on account of the South African Reserve...
 
 
The Complexity of Counterfeiting and Piracy in Africa
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
Africa has become a major destination for counterfeits and pirated goods. It is given that a pirated DVD of Sex and the City 2, for example,will hit the shelves for less than a dollar before the...
 
 
17 May 2010
 
Everyone loves Madiba
CLIFFE DEKKER HOFMEYR
On 11 February 2010, the world commemorated 20 years of freedom for the first democratically elected president, Nelson Mandela.
 
 
 
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