In October 2020, South Africa and India called on World Trade Organisation members to support a proposal to suspend the WTO's agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (Trips), for the duration of the coronavirus pandemic...
Chyreene Truluck 10 Jun 2021
Rooibos is the first African food to be approved by the EU for listing on the register...
Media reports that China recently implemented anti-dumping duties on Australian wines introducing import tariffs of anywhere from 100% - 215%...
Donvay Wegierski 3 Jun 2021
In a momentous shift, the US recently agreed to support a waiver of the Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights (Trips) agreement ...
Erin Hannah, James Scott, Silke Trommer & Sophie Harman 13 May 2021
Lesotho's Judicial Service Commission has started a process to recruit seven judges of the High Court through a merit-based process...
Hoolo 'Nyane 12 May 2021
Defining these concepts might be a great start for all of us, especially for aspirant and young PR professionals....
Miranda Lusiba 12 May 2021
The challenges that must be met for legal compliance with PoPIA in South Africa may include the signing of documents remotely using digital signatures...
Zeldeen Muller 10 May 2021
In 2015, the 9th Circuit Court ruled that Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke's song, "Blurred Lines", infringed on Marvin Gaye's 1977 "Got to Give It Up"...
Hugh Melamdowitz 10 May 2021
South Africa's proposal to waiver specific Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (Trips) obligations related to the manufacturing of Covid-19 vaccines is now supported by over 100 countries...
President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed the US's support for a temporary and targeted waiver of intellectual property protections that apply to Covid-19 vaccines...
With PoPIA soon coming into effect, are employees who use their personal devices for work purposes - and their employers - violating its rules? Potentially yes...
Sián Fields 4 May 2021
French luxury fashion house Chanel has lost its latest attempt to block the registration of a trade mark applied for by Chinese technological giant Huawei Technologies...
David Legge 3 May 2021
We generate a massive amount of information every day. This information can be analysed computationally to reveal patterns, trends and associations; yielding outputs with a multitude of uses.
Dina Biagio 26 Apr 2021
A statement released by RocoMamas regarding its dispute with small business owner Muammer Kasu has been described by members of the public as "condescending" and "arrogant"...
