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26 May 2012
                       
 
 
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24 Apr 2012
 
 
Trade marks going up in smoke
Stellenbosch University
The age old proverb says “there is no smoke without fire”. The legislatures of several countries are about to turn this proverb on its head. The anti-smoking lobby has gained such strength in...
 
 
08 Mar 2012
 
Adams & Adams appointed exclusive legal consultant to MTN SAMA Awards
Adams & Adams
Bob Marley wrote - “Get up, stand up, stand up for your rights”. And that’s just what intellectual property law firm Adams & Adams has been doing for the past 100 years. Protecting the rights...
 
 
10 Feb 2012
 
Spoor & Fisher appoints first black female chairperson
Spoor & Fisher
Intellectual property law specialist Nolwazi Gcaba has been elected chairperson of the partnership of Spoor & Fisher. She is the first woman to be elected to this position in the history of the...
 
 
20 Jan 2012
 
Top SA law firms merge intellectual property practices
ADAMS & ADAMS
Bowman Gilfillan and Adams & Adams have agreed in principle to merge Bowman Gilfillan’s intellectual property law practice with Adams & Adams on 1 March. This merger will enhance the position of...
 
 
New legal trends require professionals to upgrade skills
Legal Education
As of 2012, the Wits School of Law is introducing a new suite of specialised postgrauate diplomas to compliment the existing Master of Laws (LLM) degree. Concurrently a revised Bachelor of Law...
 
 
29 Aug 2011
 
Rwanda joins ARIPO
ADAMS & ADAMS
Rwanda has become the latest African country to join the African Regional Intellectual Property Organisation (ARIPO). The country deposited its Instrument of Accession on 24 June 2011 and the...
 
 
02 Oct 2009
 
 
 
Intellectual property protection increasingly key to investment, trade
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Advanced and comprehensive intellectual property systems are increasingly being seen as critical to attracting investment in emerging economies, including economies in Africa. Moreover, some...
 
 
21 Sep 2009
 
Intellectual Property Laws Bill an ‘abomination’
SPOOR & FISHER
The Draft Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill is scheduled to come before parliament later this year aims to protect indigenous knowledge through the intellectual property system. Dr Owen...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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