Intellectual Property Law South Africa: Ways to Protect Your Intangible Assets
Intellectual property assets are vital for creating shareholder/stakeholder value and can oftentimes be more valuable to a business than tangible assets. Intellectual property value will vary from business to
Russia Ousts Champagne in Favour of Shampanskoye
In what can best be described as a robust and “no bars held” move, Russia has declared that champagne producers must now include the designation “sparkling wine” on their
What Is a Registered Design?
South Africa has many talented designers active in the field of furniture and lighting, cutlery, crockery, textiles, jewellery and wine and product labels. South African designers and their product
What Is Copyright?
Copyright is a property right. The principle of any kind of property is that the owner may use it as they wish, and that nobody else can lawfully use
Trade Marks vs Copyright
Trade Marks and Copyright are arguably the most commonly known forms of Intellectual Property. This article looks at a few of the pertinent differences between these types of Intellectual
What Is a Registered Trade Mark?
A trade mark, generally speaking, is any mark used, or proposed to be used, to identify goods or services, and to distinguish those goods and services from similar kinds
What Is a Patent?
A patent provides the right to exclude others from making, using, selling, offering for sale, or importing the patented invention for the term of the patent. A patent is
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