By Haroon Aziz The State Attorney in Pretoria (Ref: Mr S Khosa: 5107/2022/Z45) issued instructions for an ‘Opinion for National Prosecuting Authority concerning the TRC Component and TRC Prosecutions’ (6 […]
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Since its introduction to the National Assembly on 12 May 2017, the Copyright Amendment Bill, 2017 has ignited extensive discussions across South Africa (SA), impacting the essence of copyright law, […]
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By Ramon Camarinha Definitional elements Generally held, in South African jurisprudence, trade secrets are intellectual property rights on confidential information, which may be sold or licensed (EA Rowe and SK […]
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In July 2023, Elon Musk announced the rebranding of Twitter to X. X is one of the most popular social media platforms with 368 million monthly active users in 2024 […]
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Mattel Inc v Greiner and Hausser GMBH 354 F3d 857 (9th Cir 2003) There is little doubt that since 1959, when Ruth Handler and her husband Elliot launched the Barbie […]
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Golden Fried Chicken (Pty) Ltd v Vlachos and Another (SCA) (unreported case no 497/2021, 3-11-2022) (Gorven JA (Petse AP, Makgoka and Mabindla-Boqwana JJA and Basson AJA concurring)) The mark/phrase ‘soul’ […]
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It is not uncommon to see a robotic cleaner mopping the floor when landing or transiting through Changi airport in Singapore. These robots have been programmed to actively look for […]
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Most of us use words such as Escalator, Flip Phone, Laundromat, and Sellotape as part of our daily vocabulary. What may come as a bit of a shock is that […]
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Intellectual property (IP) can be defined as any idea or material that is protected by law from the unauthorised use by others (Jose Rivera ‘What Is Intellectual Property Theft?’ (www.legalmatch.com, […]
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Pharmaceutical counterfeiting was deemed a global issue in 1985 by the World Health Organisation (WHO). It still is even to this day (this indicates that this crime has been succeeding […]
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