News & Insights
AWARD RECOGNISES TRAILBLAZING JEWELLERY DESIGN COMPANY
Pichulik’s ‘bold jewellery, bold women’ recipe garners Maker to Market Award
July 24 2016
THE KING IV CODES | INSIGHTS
INTRODUCTION The Institute of Directors in Southern Africa (IoDSA) published the draft King IV Report on Corporate Governance on 15 March 2016 and Sector Supplements on 11 May 2016 for public comment. These new draft codes are the next phase in the series of corporate governance codes produced by the IoDSA to guide and benchmark the […]
July 18 2016
Breakfast Seminar| Brand Building & Philanthropy (Postponed)
14 JULY 2016 @ 07h30 | The Journey of Africa’s CEO SleepOut™ Please note that this seminar has been postponed until further notice.
June 26 2016
South Africa has joined the global anti-spam initiative
The National Consumer Commission is a member of the London Action Plan, which is a coalition formed by a number of regulators to combat spam, phishing and online ills. According to a statement, the members of the London Action Plan have concluded a memorandum of understanding (MOU) relating to unsolicited communications. The purpose of the […]
June 22 2016
Insights | Rationalising the Patents System
Most people know and accept the patent system as a mechanism for establishing ownership in fruits of the mind which, in the case of patents, are solutions to technical problems. But why is the patent system used? In this article we take a step back and consider the rationale for the patent system. A patent […]
June 09 2016
Insights | PoPI - Are we there yet?
Despite the fact that the Protection of Personal Information Act (“PoPI”) was signed by the president on 19 November 2013, a commencement date has not yet been established. It seems as though PoPi is edging toward a commencement date as the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services recently recommended candidates for appointment to the […]
June 01 2016
Insights | Attracting Capital from International Investors
‘How do I export my IP out of South Africa?’ This is a question that the IP Live team have been asked a number of times. The answer, unfortunately, is that is is not as easy as on might have thought. The Currencies and Exchanges Act, 1933 (“the Act”) prohibits the export of any capital […]
May 26 2016
STRICTER TRADE MARK RULES FOR DAIRY PRODUCTS
On 28 March 2016, the new Regulations relating to the Classification, Packing and Marking of Dairy Products and Imitation Dairy Products Intended for Sale in the Republic of South Africa (“the Regulations“) came into effect. The Regulations were issued by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (“DAFF”), and repeal the previous Dairy Products and Imitation […]
May 18 2016
The Please Call Me Judgment | Breakfast Seminar
On 09 June, Adams & Adams had the pleasure of welcoming Pavlo Phitidis Aurik Business Accelorator to join a panel discussion with Darren Olivier Partner and Ashlin Perumall Senior Associate about the implications of the ‘Please Call Me’ judgment for businesses in South Africa.
May 18 2016
Innovation Focus #2: WizzPass™
Innovation Focus #2: WizzPass™ are South Africa’s only representative on the Barclays Accelerator (powered by Techstars) WizzPass were recently selected to participate in the Barclays Accelerator (powered by Techstars) and are based in Cape Town for three months of mentorship from specialists in the fintech sphere. Applications were received from over 45 countries and only 10 companies were selected. […]
May 17 2016
KingIV Draft Report Analysis
The Institute of Directors Southern Africa (IoDSA) and the King Committee recently invited public commentary on the draft King IV Report on Corporate Governance for South Africa. As a proud partner and sponsor of this Report, Adams & Adams hosted a commentary session in Sandton recently. The Report is the fourth edition, setting out the […]
May 16 2016
Please Call Me | A case study on how to protect an idea
The almost hundred page judgment from the constitutional court makes for exciting, and laborious reading – at least to an IP attorney. Exciting in the sense that it documents a brilliant idea coming from a modest yet determined man in the accounting department of a telecoms behemoth and his fifteen year battle for justice all […]
May 10 2016
Philanthropy's Purple Rain - Protecting Brands of Non Profits
The front page headline in the Wall Street Journal a few years ago stated boldly “Charity Brawl: Nonprofits Aren’t So Generous When a Name’s at Stake” referring to the stinging criticism received by a celebrated charity for enforcing their rights over part of their name. The palaver prompted a retort from Dan Pallotta, renown philanthropist […]
May 10 2016
Download Franchising Brochure
EXPERT FRANCHISE LEGAL ASSISTANCE Strategic structuring and set up of franchise systems Protection of intellectual property including: registration of trade marks/brands copyright advice patent and design advice know how and trade secret advice Advice on the Consumer Protection Act Preparation of business focused competent franchise agreements Review and updating of disclosure documents Auditing and updating […]
April 21 2016
PATTERNING SUCCESS THROUGH STRONG IP STRATEGIES
Beyoncé may have drawn further attention to his name when she endorsed his luxury designs in a blog post on Saturday, but Laduma Ngxokolo says the brand boost is only one step in the right direction. These were his comments to John Robbie on 702 after being asked about the ‘shout out’ by the pop […]
April 14 2016
David Bowie | IP Trailblazer - Presentation
David Bowie –Artist, Renaissance Man and IP Maestro. The man of many names, faces and alter egos such as Ziggy Stardust, the Alienated Alien and the Master of Reinvention was also an IP Trailblazer who left us with groundbreaking insights on IP protection and asset development in the music business. On 14 April, leaders in the […]
March 28 2016
Is IP a thread in Gordhan's Gordian Knot?
This article entitled “What can we expect in Gordhan’s Budget” published by Independent Online and citing Bloomberg as author predicts a difficult speech for the Finance Minister who needs “must contend with dwindling revenue as commodity prices plunge, the worst drought in more than a century and slowing economic growth”. There is of course no […]
February 23 2016
Bowie Bonds and Stardust Savvy
HOW DAVID BOWIE CHANGED THE MUSIC BUSINESS | During his larger than life career in music that spanned more than four decades, he was dubbed Rock ‘n Roll’s greatest chameleon and also the Master of Reinvention. He was inducted to the Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame in 1996. A true Renaissance Man, Bowie was […]
February 10 2016
