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IP Public Lecture 2022 – Influence or Infringement in Music

Posted by on Aug 30, 2022 in Events, IPStell | Comments Off on IP Public Lecture 2022 – Influence or Infringement in Music

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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 influence or infringement in music.

The lecture will be delivered by Owen Salmon SC from the Johannesburg Bar, on the topic To Create a Stairway to Heaven All You Need is Spirit.

The lecture takes place on 6 October 2022 at the Faculty of Law, Stellenbosch University.

The event is sponsored by Von Seidels IP Attorneys.

Date: 6 October 2022

Time: 17:30 for 18:00

Venue: Stellenbosch University Faculty of Law, Ou Hoofgebou, JC de Wet Hall

Directions: click here (external link)

RSVP: annettev@sun.ac.za by 30 September.

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IP Public Lecture 2021 – IP Law in the Light of the Information Society

Posted by on Sep 9, 2021 in Events, IPStell | Comments Off on IP Public Lecture 2021 – IP Law in the Light of the Information Society

IP Public Lecture 2021 – IP Law in the Light of the Information Society

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The 2021 annual intellectual property law public lecture, presented by the Anton Mostert Chair of Intellectual Property Law at the Faculty of Law, will address IP law in the light of the information society.

The lecture will be delivered by Prof. Dr. Thomas Hoeren from the Institute on Information, Telecommunications and Media Law (ITM) at the University of Münster, on the topic Information wants to be Free.

The lecture takes place on 7 October at the Faculty of Law, Stellenbosch University. Due to Covid-19 regulations, this is a closed event as only 40 fully vaccinated guests can be accommodated.

The event will also be streamed live. Please RSVP to receive the link to the MS Teams livestream.

The event is sponsored by Von Seidels IP Attorneys.

Date: 7 October 2021

Time: 17:30 for 18:00

Venue: Stellenbosch University Faculty of Law, Ou Hoofgebou, Room 2027

Directions: click here (external link)

RSVP: annettev@sun.ac.za by 23 September.

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IP Public Lecture 2019 – the changing role of advertising

Posted by on Sep 5, 2019 in Events, IPStell | Comments Off on IP Public Lecture 2019 – the changing role of advertising

IP Public Lecture 2019 – the changing role of advertising

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The 2019 annual intellectual property law public lecture, presented by the Anton Mostert Chair of Intellectual Property Law at the Faculty of Law, will address the role of advertising in IP disputes, with a focus on the changes that regulation of advertising has undergone in light of social and economic pressures.

The lecture will be delivered by Gail Schimmel, CEO of the Advertising Regulatory Board, on the topic No Time to be Chicken. Her address will deal with the need to have courage, by consumers, IP rights holders and regulators, to deal with disputes in innovative ways.

The lecture takes place on 10 October at the Faculty of Law, Stellenbosch University and it is free and open to the public, subject to RSVP.

The event is sponsored by Von Seidels IP Attorneys.

Date: 10 October 2019

Time: 17:30 for 18:00

Venue: Stellenbosch University Faculty of Law, Ou Hoofgebou, JC de Wet Hall

Directions: click here (external link)

RSVP: annettev@sun.ac.za by 7 October 2019.

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World IP Day 2019: Reach for Gold

Posted by on Mar 27, 2019 in Events, IPStell | Comments Off on World IP Day 2019: Reach for Gold

World IP Day 2019: Reach for Gold

On 25 April 2019 the Chair of IP Law, in cooperation with Innovus, will celebrate World IP Day with a public seminar on the theme Reach for Gold: IP and Sport. The seminar will include discussions on the sports nutrition, cutting-edge technologies in sports, high performance technology support, sport concussion diagnosis and the rise of e-sports.

The event will allow attendees to encounter a variety of groundbreaking innovations and is followed by a cocktail reception.

The event is sponsored by IP law firms Spoor & Fisher and Von Seidels.

Attendance is free and open to the public, subject to RSVP.

Date: 25 April 2019

Time: 17:00

Venue: Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Studies (STIAS), 10 Marais Street, Stellenbosch.  Location: 

RSVP: annettev@sun.ac.za (by 23 April)

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IP Public Lecture 2018 – Patent Enforcement Lessons for SA Policy Development

Posted by on Jul 22, 2018 in Events, Publications | Comments Off on IP Public Lecture 2018 – Patent Enforcement Lessons for SA Policy Development

IP Public Lecture 2018 – Patent Enforcement Lessons for SA Policy Development

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The annual Intellectual Property Law Public Lecture, presented by the Chair of IP Law and the Faculty of Law, will take place on 16 August 2018.

Prof. Dr. Christoph Ann will deliver the lecture on the topic Patent Enforcement – lessons for SA policy development. He will discuss the link between a meaningful patent system and the ability to effectively enforce patent rights. In light of the proposed changes to the South African patent system, his topic is particularly relevant and will include lessons learned by the EU patent examination system to illustrate the need for a sound enforcement mechanism.

The lecture is open to the public and attendance is free, subject to RSVP. A cocktail reception will follow after the lecture. The event is sponsored by Spoor & Fisher and LexisNexis.

Date: 16 August 2018

Time: 17:30 for 18:00

Venue: Stellenbosch University Faculty of Law, Ou Hoofgebou, JC de Wet Hall

Directions: click here (external link)

RSVP: annettev@sun.ac.za by 13 August 2018.

 

About the speaker

Professor Christoph Ann holds the chair of Corporate and IP Law (www.jura.wi.tum.de) at Technical University of Munich (TUM), School of Management. While TUM has been ranked one of Germany’s top three universities for quite some time, TUM School of Management was ranked Germany’s #1 Research Business School in recent years.

Prof. Ann earned law degrees in Germany and the U.S. (LL.M., Duke ’88). He practiced corporate law as an attorney in Munich and Erlangen and from 2000-2003 taught IP law as a full Professor of Law at Freiburg University’s Faculty of Law, then Germany’s #1 law school.

From 2001-2003, he also served as a judge on the Mannheim Regional Court’s renowned IP Infringement Panel with jurisdiction over the technologically eminent German state of Baden-Württemberg. In 2018, he was nominated for elevation to the bench of the German Federal Court of Justice. He declined the honour in order to stay in academia, where he teaches IP Law at both TUM and the Munich Intellectual Property Law Center (MIPLC). There, he also serves on the (managing) Project Board.

Prof. Ann often teaches abroad and has done so at universities in Australia, France, Hungary, Japan, and the U.S.. He is an adjunct professor at GWU Law School (Wahsington D.C.) and at La Trobe University, School of Law (Melbourne), and currently serves as Distinguished Guest Professor (Global) at Keio University, Graduate School of Law (Tokyo).

Prof. Ann’s academic focus are Patents & Trade Secrets including Licensing and Competition Law and their respective business environments (IP strategy and IP management). His publications include 7 books and more than 150 contributions to books and journals. His Patentrecht’s (Patent Law) latest edition (7thed, 2016) is the most comprehensive German treatise on patent law. Many call it the German speaking world’s leading book in the field.

Prof. Ann is a listed Neutral with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center, chairman of the Nuremberg Chamber of Commerce’s Standing Court of Commercial Arbitration and has served as an arbitrator for ICC, UNCITRAL, and the German Arbitration Institution (DIS). He frequently serves as an expert for German and European Patent Law and Licensing Agreements.

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Book Launch: Owen Dean’s latest novel Summit Syndrome

Posted by on Jun 13, 2018 in Events | Comments Off on Book Launch: Owen Dean’s latest novel Summit Syndrome

Book Launch: Owen Dean’s latest novel Summit Syndrome

Prof Owen Dean’s latest work, The Summit Syndrome, is still fresh off the presses and is already attracting wide attention and resounding praise (read more here). This fictional courtroom drama is inspired by a real and fascinating copyright infringement/plagiarism case in SA and is a riveting read for everyone.

Protea Bookshop will host a launch of the book on Saturday 23 June in the form of an interview with Prof Dean about  the story behind the story and the many peaks along the journey from renowned IP practitioner and leading academic to novelist.

The event is open to the public. See details below or click here. Get directions to the event.

 

 

 

LES IP Valuation Course

Posted by on May 14, 2018 in Events | Comments Off on LES IP Valuation Course

LES IP Valuation Course

The Licensing Executives Society (LES) of South Africa , in collaboration with Parallel North – Sweden, will be hosting a  course on intellectual property valuation under the theme “Realising Value from Intangible Assets”.

To be an expert IP valuator, you need to understand IP rights, commercial considerations and in the South African context also regulatory issues. It is not simply benchmarking of royalties or all valuations being the same. Each IP valuation must make sense within its environment. During this two-day course, you will learn the basics of IP valuation, its impact and how to apply it using your own case studies.

Venue: Lord Charles Hotel, Broadway Blvd & Main Rd, Heldervue, Cape Town, 7130

Dates: 28 to 29 June 2018

Register before 10 June 2018.

Contact: mkleyn@oroagri.com

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Movie Screening #worldipday

Posted by on Apr 18, 2018 in Events, Publications | Comments Off on Movie Screening #worldipday

Movie Screening #worldipday

To celebrate world IP day, Stellenbosch University, Innovus, the Chair of IP Law and Spoor & Fisher will host a private screening of the film The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks on 25 April to coincide with the World IP Day Seminar, which will start later on the same day.

The film, starring Oprah Winfrey, is based on the award winning non-fiction book of the same title by Rebecca Skloot. It documents the story of Henrietta Lacks, who was diagnosed with cervical cancer in the 1950s, and whose HeLa cells  would change the course of cancer treatment.

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is a film not just about scientific breakthroughs, but also highlights the ethical issues of race and class in medical research in the 20th century.

The screening is free and open to students. Seating limited.

Date: 25 April

Time: 12:30

Venue: PULP Cinema, Neelsie Student Centre, Stellenbosch.

Pin: https://goo.gl/maps/jA8wP5R33eD2

RSVP by 22 April to Luan Africa: luan@sun.ac.za.

 

World IP Day Public Seminar: Powering Change

Posted by on Apr 12, 2018 in Events, Publications | Comments Off on World IP Day Public Seminar: Powering Change

World IP Day Public Seminar: Powering Change

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On 25 April 2018 the Chair of IP Law at the Faculty of Law, and Innovus, marked World IP Day by hosting a public seminar followed by a Q&A panel session on the theme Powering change: Stellenbosch womxn in innovation and creativity.

The focus of this seminar was the people behind the innovation, creativity and social impact that underlies IP rights in South Africa and the value of inspired work.

It highlighted the personal journeys, views and experiences of six remarkable women who have made, and continue to make, an impact on society by finding novel solutions to some of the challenges faced by South Africans, particularly African and South African women.

The speakers at the seminar had an open forum to recount the challenges they have faced, discuss the innovative steps they have taken to overcome academic or professional obstacles and reflect on the role of women and the value of creativity for society.

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Sonia Human – Professor in the Department of Private Law, Emeritus Dean of the Faculty of Law at Stellenbosch University and Lecturer in Family Law with a focus on children’s rights.

 

Thuli Madonsela – Professor in the Department of Public Law and Faculty Trust Chair in Social Justice at Stellenbosch University and former Public Protector of South Africa.

 

Anna-Mart Engelbrecht – Professor in the Department of Physiological Sciences, Founder and Group Leader of the Cancer Research Group at Stellenbosch University and recipient of the Marie Curie Scholarship of the European Union and the Lasec Award for Excellence in Physiology Research from the Physiological Society of Southern Africa.

 

Madelein Kleyn – Research Fellow of the Anton Mostert Chair of Intellectual Property Law, Lecturer in Patent and Design Law at Stellenbosch University, Chemical Engineer and Patent Attorney, council member of the South African Institute of Intellectual Property Lawyers, Group Company Secretary and Group General Manager: Legal and Intellectual Property to Oro Agri.

 

Anita Nel – Chief Executive Officere of Innovus, Office of Technology Transfer at Stellenbosch University, Senior Director: Innovation and Business Development at SU and former investment manager at a venture capital company.

 

Jetane Charsley – Director: Regulatory and Compliance at the National Intellectual Property Management Office.

 

 

 

 

Inaugural Lecture: Prof Sadulla Karjiker

Posted by on Sep 12, 2017 in Events, Publications | Comments Off on Inaugural Lecture: Prof Sadulla Karjiker

Inaugural Lecture: Prof Sadulla Karjiker

The investiture of Professor Sadulla Karjiker will take place on Thursday 28 September 2017 during his inaugural lecture as professor of law at Stellenbosch University.

The topic of Prof Karjiker’s address is IP: Politics and beyond. The inaugural lecture will also serve as the Intellectual Property Law Public Lecture 2017 and is open to the public.

Please click here to download the invitation.

 

Date 28 September 2017
Time 18:00 for 18:30
Venue Jannasch Hall, Konservatorium, Victoria Street, Stellenbosch

For directions to the venue please click here.

RSVP Before 21 September 2017

Mrs Annette van Tonder

Email: annettev@sun.ac.za

Tel: 021 808 9371

* Please indicate any special dietary preferences.