IP Public Lecture 2018 – Patent Enforcement Lessons for SA Policy Development
THIS EVENT IS NOW CLOSED Watch the video of the lecture below. 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...
Read MoreBEPS and Intangibles: How does it impact IP tax structures?
Intangible assets constitute a major value-driver for multi-national enterprises (MNEs). This is even more so for companies that rely on valuable intangibles rather than physical assets to generate financial returns. Intangibles such as patents, design, trademarks (or brands) and copyrights are generally easy to identify, value and transfer and as such attractive for multi-national tax planning structures especially as these rights usually does not have a fixed geographical basis and is highly mobile as a result can be relocated without significant costs. Many MNEs utilize IP structuring...
Read MoreIP Seminar at UJ
Prof Wim Alberts and the University of Johannesburg’s annual IP seminar is just around the corner and, as usual, promises to be truly interesting. He has lined up an impressive collection of topics and speakers to bring new perspectives on intellectual property for 2016. If you are around UJ next week, this would be a day well spent. The programme is available...
Read MoreIP Licensing Short Course – An Absolute Must
The Licensing Executives Society (LES) of South Africa will present its one day short course L.E.S 101: Introduction to Licensing in Stellenbosch on 20 August 2015 at the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study. This course, aimed at everyone with an interest or role in IP rights management, commercialisation and/or technology transfer is an absolute must for any brand owner or manager. See below for the full programme. The course will equip all attendees with a thorough and accessible introduction to the particular legal and practical skills required to effectively and comprehensively...
Read MoreIP Hall of Fame Welcomes Prof Mostert
Prof Frederick Mostert, extraordinary Professor of IP Law and member of the Chair of Intellectual Property Law at Stellenbosch University, is one of the five 2015 inductees to the IP Hall of Fame. Prof Mostert is past president of the International Trademark Association (INTA) and former chief intellectual property counsel of luxury group Richemont. He is also a research fellow at St Peter’s College, University of Oxford, and guest professor at Peking University. Prof Mostert joins a list of the most eminent IP scholars and practitioners in the world, including Nicola Tesla, Prof Paul...
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