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How Intellectual Property Law Applies To Sport

Posted on Jan 27, 2012

How Intellectual Property Law Applies To Sport

Major sports are big business and vast sums of money are involved in staging sport events. This global trend was brought into sharp focus in South Africa during the 2010 FIFA World Cup, which provided an excellent example of the role that branding plays in major sports, both generally and more especially in South Africa., explains how best the law can be applied to benefit everyone involved. A long established organisation, the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has developed a very clear policy for protection of brands relating to the tournament. This has come to the...

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