We are delighted to report that as from 1 November 2020, the South African Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has appointed a new Senior Manager: Patents and Designs in South Africa, Dr Mavis Nyatlo. Dr Nyatlo has succeeded the previous manager Mr...
Trade marks: Classification of goods and services Version 2020 of the 11th Edition of the NICE Classification of Goods and Services will apply to all trade mark specifications, effective 1 January 2020. Trade marks: Examination Version 3 of the Guidelines on the...
Filling the gaps present in the Consumer Protection Act (CPA) 2008, the Franchising Association of South Africa’s (FASAs) will regulate the relationship between franchisors and franchisees going-forward.
Did you know that patent matters in South Africa are adjudicated in a specialised court: the Court of the Commissioner of Patents? The Commissioner effectively has the powers of a High Court judge and the specialised court functions in a very similar way to a division...
Recent Government Procurement policy developments in South Africa have been aimed at placing greater reliance on public procurement as a tool for achieving expedited economic transformation and urgently addressing socio-economic imbalances deriving from South Africa’s...
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