The Licensing Executives Society (LES) of South Africa will present its one day short course L.E.S 101: Introduction to Licensing in Stellenbosch on 20 August 2015 at the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study. This course, aimed at everyone with an interest or role in IP rights management, commercialisation and/or technology transfer is an absolute must […]
Get up, stand up. For Music – This is the theme of World IP Day 2015, celebrated worldwide on 26 April under the auspices of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). This year the focus is on the protection and promotion of musical works and performing artists. As WIPO explains: “When Bob Marley and the […]
Innovation and creativity are inextricably linked to the protection of intellectual property (IP). It is therefore essential, in order to promote the sciences and useful arts, that all content creators and stakeholders be aware of the legal mechanisms for the protection of IP and its application to their work. The Chair of IP Law, in […]
THIS EVENT IS NOW CLOSED Please contact us for a transcript of the lecture. The Chair of Intellectual Property Law will present its annual public lecture on 15 April 2014 with Dr Frederick Mostert, Chief Legal Counsel for the Richemont Group of companies which include Cartier, Montblanc, Alfred Dunhill and Van Cleef & Arpels. The topic of Dr […]
Professor Owen Dean will deliver his inaugural lecture on Tuesday 21 May 2013 at 17:30 to mark his investiture as professor of intellectual property law at Stellenbosch University. The topic of his address is Deprivation of Trade Marks Through State Interference in Their Usage. Summary: The lecture will address the topic of deprivation of trade marks, […]
The Anton Mostert Chair of Intellectual Property is proud to host the World IP Day Festival on Friday 26 April 2013. All events at the festival are free and open to all students. Check the programme for the venues of the free movie premiere screenings, exhibitions, competitions and free IP legal advice. Free movies showing in Neelsie […]
THIS EVENT IS NOW CLOSED. The lecture is available as a podcast and audio recording here. The Chair of Intellectual Property Law will present its annual public lecture on 7 March 2013 with Professor Charles Gielen from Groningen University (Netherlands). The topic of Prof Gielen’s address is “Apple v Samsung – the design wars”. He will […]
The Anton Mostert Chair of Intellectual Property Law (University of Stellenbosch) and the Professional Development Project (University of Cape Town) is pleased to announce a short course (3 days) in IP law aimed at non-legal or non-IP practitioners, those in business, commerce, engineering, arts or sciences or indeed anyone with an interest in this crucial field of law. The course is specifically designed to provide students with an introduction to this field of law and its practical application, and has no admission or examination requirements.
