THIS EVENT IS NOW CLOSED Watch the video of the lecture below. The 2024 annual intellectual property law public lecture, presented by the Anton Mostert Chair of Intellectual Property Law at the Faculty of Law, will address the intellectual property aspects pertaining to sports players. The lecture will be delivered by Andrew Breetzke, CEO of […]
THIS EVENT IS NOW CLOSED Watch the videos of the conference below. The Sports Law Conference was organised by the Chair, Prof André Louw and Dr Layckan van Gensen, and we are thrilled to have assembled a stellar team of participants. The focus of the conference was on the commercial aspects of sports law under the following […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Chair has made written comments and representations on the draft Regulations relating to the Protection, Promotion, Development and Management of Indigenous Knowledge, pursuant to the invitation extended by the Minister of Science and Innovation on the publication of the “Regulations relating to the Protection, Promotion, Development and Management of Indigenous Knowledge Systems” (the “Draft […]
