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25 May 2013
                       
 
 
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20 May 2013
 
 
What’s in a name? Superstars’ children and the power of the trademark. A shrewd business decision
ADAMS & ADAMS
The trade mark application of superstars Jay-Z and Beyoncé to register the name of their infant daughter, Blue Ivy, as a trade mark has been met with much criticism, both legally and socially. The...
 
 
03 May 2013
 
SA fighting to protect Rooibos trademark
Environmental law
Awarding geographical indication (GI) protection to the Rooibos trademark in South Africa could ensure that the country keeps benefiting from its natural resource production, states Spoor & Fisher...
 
 
22 Apr 2013
 
Letting the copyright cat out of the bag
Stellenbosch University
The almost endless capacity of government to waste valuable resources by embarking on half-baked, and socially costly, ideas never ceases to amaze me.  What makes the situation deeply troubling...
 
 
03 Apr 2013
 
Trademark clearing house set to combat cyber-squatting
ADAMS & ADAMS
There are currently less than 25 generic top level domain (gTLDs) names such as .com, .net and .org. However, this number is expected to increase dramatically to over 1000, with the addition of...
 
 
29 Jan 2013
 
Law firm keeping ahead in Africa
ADAMS & ADAMS
With the 29th Africa Cup of Nations upon us, Africa is once again in the limelight – not only in sport, but law too. Record award-winning law firm Adams & Adams has appointed Menzi Maboyi in...
 
 
17 Oct 2012
 
Adams & Adams publishes definitive guide on IP protection in Africa
Adams & Adams
Adams & Adams the leading intellectual property law specialists in South Africa, and the largest intellectual property law firm in the Southern Hemisphere has recently published a book, on the...
 
 
01 Oct 2012
 
A new tradition in legislating
Stellenbosch University
The South African government has created a new tradition in drafting and processing legislation through Parliament. This tradition manifests itself in the drafting of half-baked legislation with...
 
 
31 Aug 2012
 
Dedicated partners tackle postgraduate diploma in European Competition Law
ADAMS & ADAMS
Our competition law experts say that Competition Law, known in the United States as antitrust law, can be defined as law which promotes or maintains market competition by regulating...
 
 
06 Aug 2012
 
Form over function – the ECJ rules on software copyright
Faculty of Law, Stellenbosch
Seldom does a fact bear repeating as frequently as the maxim, “There is no copyright in ideas”. And despite the regularity with which this fundamental principle of copyright law is cited, its...
 
 
19 Jun 2012
 
An anthem to ignorance – The case of Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika
STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY
Articles dealing with Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika and claims by various parties that they hold copyright in it and are entitled to claim, and have claimed, royalties for its use and public performance...
 
 
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...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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