Following Prof Dean’s address to the Cape Town Press Club last week, several reports appeared in the media referring to the very real problem of internet-driven copyright infringement in South Africa and the lack of legislative measures (or even attempts by Government) to address this problem. Prof Dean was also interviewed by Radio France International on […]
The Chair of Intellectual Property Law Public Lecture 2013 was a resounding success, in no small part due to the talent of our guest speaker Prof Charles Gielen of Groningen University. It is no wonder this lecture drew a capacity crowd of over 200 academics, practitioners, members of the media, staff and students from across […]
Following the publication of his article on the attempted registration of “Rooibos” as a trademark in France, Prof Dean conducted a TV interview with ETV news on the issue. If you missed the 24-hour broadcast, please click the image below to see a recording of the interview, or select the file format of your choice. […]
Following the publication of Prof Owen Dean’s latest book, “Awakening The Lion – The Case Of The Lion Sleeps Tonight” by Tafelberg, and the University’s subsequent press release (available here), our incumbent chair of IP has been inundated with requests for an interview with him from various members of the media. It is not surprising that […]
If you cannot beat them, join them. For that reason this Chair of IP has decided to announce a NEW sui generis Protection of Traditional Knowledge Bill in the hope that something may yet be done to save us all. Government’s current attempt at protecting traditional knowledge by amending current IP statutes remains an unmitigated disaster, […]
In the past sport was a recreational pastime and it was played for pleasure and, on an international level, for the honour of one’s country. Sportsmen and women took part in sport on a voluntary basis. Times, however, have changed and most major sports are now played at top level on a professional basis. Major sporting stars receive very substantial incomes for plying their trade. Major sports have now become big business and vast sums of money are involved in staging major tournaments.
