Spoor & Fisher
Spoor & Fisher teams up again as SA Innovation Summit’s IP Partner
2nd September 2014 Specialist, full service international intellectual property law firm Spoor & Fisher has announced that it will continue its association as the “IP... →
Con Court has final say in 3M Future Africa, Standard Bank, MTN patent case
24th February 2014 3M Future Africa sued Standard Bank and MTN for infringement of its patent relating to a method of authorising a transaction. The Commissioner of... →
Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Act, 28 of 2013 published
12th December 2013 The Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Act, 28 of 2013 (IPLAA) was assented to by the President and published in the Government Gazette on 10... →
The allure of Africa's rapidly growing economy to counterfeiters
12th November 2013 Africa is the new global growth centre and this has been confirmed by South Africa's acceptance as a BRICS member in 2010. There is a massive... →
Social media in the workplace – Employer's or employee's?
7th November 2013 The concepts of successful business strategy and social media are becoming synonymous in the 21st century. Businesses who don't embrace the... →
The importance of innovation and the patent system in South Africa
10th September 2013 Ramez Naam in his book entitled “The Infinite Resource – The Power Of Ideas On A Finite Planet” says that the most critical human faculty that... →
Boutique law firm Spoor & Fisher launches Intellectual Property app
22nd August 2013 Spoor & Fisher, a specialist, full-service international IP law firm has launched an “IP App” to provide clients and users with helpful resources... →
Regulations regarding the classification, packing and marking of edible ices intended for sale in SA
29th May 2013 On 8 February 2013 the final regulations on edible ices were published in the Government Gazette. →
