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24 May 2013
                       
 
 
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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...
 
 
30 Apr 2013
 
Traditional Knowledge: Will Wilmot’s Bill make law?
Spoor & Fisher
On 9 April 2013 the Protection of Traditional Knowledge Bill, 2013 was published in the Government Gazette. The Bill was introduced to the National Assembly on 5 March 2013 by Wilmot James, MP....
 
 
10 Apr 2013
 
Sui generis Protection of Traditional Knowledge Bill published in the Gazette
Stellenbosch University
Roll up and hear the good news! Today the new sui generis Protection of Traditional Knowledge Bill was published in the Government Gazette, signalling a major step toward the protection of...
 
 
20 Feb 2013
 
Justice may be delayed but not denied – even if it means 'Awakening the Lion'
SPOOR & FISHER
The struggle of right against might forms the central pillar of the Lion King story but while this may be familiar to millions of children (and their parents) around the globe, the real-world...
 
 
12 Feb 2013
 
Beating about the rooibos
Stellenbosch University
It is a fact of life that attempts have been made in certain other countries to usurp control of the term or mark ROOIBOS, despite the fact that it is a well-known South African description  for a...
 
 
05 Dec 2012
 
 
 
Breaking with tradition
STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY
As will be apparent from perusing the articles posted on the IPSTELL blog indicated by the keywords “traditional knowledge”, The Vine Oracle (the voice of the Stellenbosch Chair of Intellectual...
 
 
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
 
 
 
New Traditional Knowledge Bill – Sui Generis Protection for TK
University of Stellenbosch
If you cannot beat them, join them. For that reason this Chair of IP has decided to announce a NEW sui generis Protection of Traditional Knowledge Bill in the hope that something may yet be done to...
 
 
03 Nov 2011
 
The Mad Hatter In Wonderland
STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY
So, the Department of Trade and Industry (“DTI”) has finally gone ahead and done it. It has caused the Government to pass the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill (the so-called...
 
 
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...
 
 
23 Oct 2008
 
Saru owns Springbok emblem: legal firm
SOUTH AFRICA
The SA Rugby Union (Saru) owns the Springbok emblem and not the government, an intellectual property legal firm said on Wednesday. "We have checked with the Register of Trademarks, and Saru is the...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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