Podcast: Prof Dean’s Inaugural Lecture
On 21 May 2013 Prof Owen Dean delivered his inaugural address at Stellenbosch University to a select audience of 130 academic peers, University officials and delegates. The topic of Prof Dean’s address was “Deprivation of Trade Marks through State Interference in their Usage”. The full text of Prof Dean’s article is available here. The illustrations used during the lecture is available here. You can listen to the lecture here. (NOTE to on-campus users: Open Inetkey to listen to the...
read moreInaugural Lecture – Prof Owen Dean
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, particularly those of tobacco products, by legislative intervention that propose to limit the use of such trade marks for reasons of public interest, particularly public health. With reference...
read moreInsider Views: World IP Day Festival
“The world isn’t our stage” was a title used for an article by Prof Owen Dean about infringement of Copyright. Friday 26 April was World IP Day and the world was our stage. The Chair of IP Law and the Faculty of Law along with the South African Federation Against Copyright Theft (SAFACT), Microsoft SA, Proudly South African, the South African Police Service and several other IP organisations teamed up to host the first annual IP festival on campus. The World IP Day festival also served as the launch of the Be Your Own, Buy Your Own...
read moreProf Dean on Radio France International
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 these topics. You can listen to the interview below. Listen here To read the full media reports select the relevant publication below: Full text report Full text...
read moreProf Dean to Address Cape Town Press Club
In the digital and internet age copyright has become a hot button issue. In 2004, Owen Dean, incumbent of the Anton Mostert Chair of Intellectual Property Law, brought a case against the mighty Disney corporation for the use of the song the Lion Sleeps Tonight. The case highlighted the exploitation in particular of black South African artists. The facts of the case, Griesel NO v Walt Disney Enterprises, demonstrates important principles around commercialisation, derivative usage and the legal and moral rights to work. Prof Dean will address...
read moreCIP on ETV News: Prof Dean talks about ROOIBOS
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. ETV Interview (Option 1) File Size: 3.4 MB File Type: AVI Movie ETV Interview (Option 2) File Size: 11.3 MB File Type: MPEG-4 Movie Follow Share on...
read moreIP Public Lecture – The Design Wars with Prof Charles Gielen
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 examine the significance of trademarks and registered designs for the proprietor’s global advertising strategy and the value of distinctive packaging and product design. The...
read moreRadio Interviews with Prof Dean on “Awakening The Lion” – Listen Here
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 this unique book, and the internationally headlining story it recounts, would attract widespread interest – least of all from South African radio. It is, after all, a...
read moreNEW eBOOK: “Awakening The Lion” by Owen Dean
The CIP is proud to announce the publication of Prof Dean’s latest book, “Awakening The Lion – The Case of The Lion Sleeps Tonight” by Tafelberg Publishers. This book tells the story behind the story of a copyright saga that made international headlines and features Prof Dean’s first-person account of the pioneering and proudly South African case that made legal history. Background: After Solomon Linda, a struggling South African musician, composed what became the world-renowned song The Lion Sleeps Tonight...
read moreBook launch – A hero’s welcome for Prof Dean’s Handbook on Copyright (Revision 14)
“From Dickens to Dean” was the heading of one of the book reviews after the Handbook of SA Copyright Law was first published in 1987. Since then The Handbook of South African Copyright Law has substantially been rewritten and updated to the extent that it is now in its third edition. According to Mabel Jansen SC, “the hallmark of Dr Dean’s book is that he is a masterful craftsman as far as the layout and language of the work are concerned, rendering the contents of his work accessible to novice and expert alike. The book is a veritable...
read more
