World IP Day Public Seminar: Powering Change
Looking for the most recent event? Click here. 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...
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 campaign. This initiative aims to counteract the wave...
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