IP Public Lecture 2023 – Gin and Tonic Anyone? Similar or Not?
THIS EVENT IS NOW CLOSED Watch the video of the lecture below. The 2022 annual intellectual property law public lecture, presented by the Anton Mostert Chair of Intellectual Property Law at the Faculty of Law, will address the test for similarity of goods and services. The lecture will be delivered by Chris Job, senior consultant at Adams & Adams and former honorary professor at the Centre for Intellectual Property Law at the University of Pretoria, on the topic Gin & Tonic Anyone? Similar or Not? The lecture takes place on 12 October 2023 at the Faculty of Law, Stellenbosch...
Read MoreRationale of copyright exceptions*
NATURE OF COPYRIGHT Copyright is a body of law that provides creators of written and other works with the power to exercise control over the commercial exploitation of their works. The rationale is to place authors in a position to derive material benefits from the fruits of their labours in creating original works, thus providing them with a means of deriving income and incentivizing them to create more and better works for the benefit of all. In practice, this is commonly achieved by enabling authors to charge royalties or fees for the commercial exploitation of their works. The term...
Read MoreWritten submissions on Copyright Amendment Bill and Performers’ Protection Amendment Bill
Following its comprehensive review and comments submitted on the various versions of the Copyright Amendment Bill and the Performers’ Protection Amendment Bill, the Chair of IP law has again submitted comments on the Bills. These comments are submitted pursuant to the invitation extended by the Select Committee on Trade and Industry, Economic Development, Small Business Development, Tourism, Employment and Labour to submit written comments on the two Bills. The full texts of the Chair’s comments are available for download here. Download comments on the CAB Download...
Read MoreWritten submissions on Copyright Amendment Bill and Performers’ Protection Amendment Bill – Western Cape
Following its comprehensive review and comments submitted on the various versions of the Copyright Amendment Bill and the Performers’ Protection Amendment Bill, the Chair of IP law has again submitted comments on the Bills. These comments are submitted pursuant to the invitation extended by the Western Cape Provincial Parliament’s Standing Committee on Finance, Economic Opportunities and Tourism (“Standing Committee”) to submit written comments on the two Bills. The full texts of the Chair’s comments are available for download here. Download comments on the...
Read MoreOwen Dean’s Amicus Curiae Founding Affidavit in the Blind SA matter
Here is the downloadable version of Prof Owen Dean‘s amicus curiae founding affidavit in the matter of Blind SA v Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition [2022] ZACC 33. Download here
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