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Ownership and Licensing of Tammy Taylor Trademarks
There has been some confusion and misinformation regarding the Tammy Taylor intellectual property, specifically the Tammy Taylor trademarks, in...
Client Successes
We are extremely proud of our clients at Ross! JC Visser invented the world’s first home sanitization solution for prosthetic liners...
Photographs and Copyright
A photograph enjoys copyright protection for a period of 50 years. The 50-year period runs from the end of the year in which the work was made...
Cannabis: Plant Breeder’s Rights
The protection of Hemp varieties of Cannabis L. was gazetted in the Government Gazette, for the Republic of South Africa, of 20 May 2022. New...
How to prove that someone copied your software or other copyrighted work?
How do you show that someone copied your work? After all, they may have arrived at the exact same set of software instructions to achieve the same result….?? They may have, per chance, compiled the exact same client list or wrote the very same text. Not? A Mr Dixon was quite creative.
New directors appointed at Bredenkamp Attorneys Inc.
EXCITING NEWS! We are very proud and excited to announce that we have appointed four new directors: Mitzi Klobbie (B. Eng (Chemical Engineering),...
I paid for it.
I paid for it, so it’s mine: ownership of apps in South Africa Apps became the answer to almost every task that we want completed. If the app is...
Trademarks in South African Law
Registered trademarks are enforced via section 34 of the Trade Marks Act 194 of 1993. S34 (1) (a) relates to the so-called classic trademark...
What is Copyright
Copyright is the right to exclude others from copying or making an adaptation of ones copyrighted work. Works eligible for copyright include,...
What is a Patent
Patent rights afford the patentee the exclusive right or monopoly to enjoy the full benefit of your invention. You will be entitled to exclude...
What is a Trademark
A trade mark is a word, device (logo) or a combination thereof used to distinguish one’s goods and/or services from those of another. A...
What is IP Licensing
Intellectual property (such as patents, trademarks, copyright, trade secrets and know-how) can be licenced to third parties. A license is a...