South Africa: Licensing & Syndication

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The Logo Behind The Logo: Levi's And The Value Of Brand Recognition

FIFA's commercial framework requires host venues to conceal non-sponsor branding during the World Cup, leading Levi's Stadium to be temporarily rebranded. When Levi's iconic batwing logo was covered with a white sheet, the company transformed this restriction into a powerful marketing moment that demonstrated the true strength of brand recognition and the difference between a trademark and a brand.

South Africa IP

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Adams & Adams

South Africa: Zentia Trading V Eva Last Distributors – Design Rights Revoked

A South African High Court ruling has revoked 16 registered designs for arched deck boards, finding that pre-registration commercial disclosures destroyed their novelty.

South Africa IP

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Adams & Adams

The Invisible Value Powering Sport’s Multibillion-Dollar Industry And Why Africa Matters

With just weeks to the beginning of the World Cup, that will be jointly hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico, the world will be focusing on the pitch. However, almost everything that makes this multibillion-dollar business remains invisible to people.

South Africa IP

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Inventa

Protecting Plant Varieties In South Africa

South Africa's agricultural sector presents significant commercial opportunities for horticultural businesses and farmers who breed or import plant varieties.

South Africa IP

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Adams & Adams

Trade Mark Licensing – Permitted Use, Registered Users And Revenue Growth

South Africa IP

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Barnard Inc.

Master Your Rights: How South African Artists Can Use Contracts To Secure Ownership Of Their Masters

South Africa IP

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Adams & Adams

The Apple vs. Optis Patent Dispute: A Lesson In Patent Infringement And Licensing

South Africa IP

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ENS

Viewing The SARB's Exchange Control Revisions Through An IP Licensing Lens

South Africa IP

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Fairbridges

How Copyright Applies To Free-to-copy Open-source Software

South Africa IP

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Barnard Inc.

Foreign Electronic Certification Service Providers Now Recognised By The CA

South Africa Media & IT

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Bowmans

TikTok: Now To The Copyright And Political Issues

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ENS

Proposed Changes To South African Exchange Controls Relating To The Transfer And License Of SA-Owned Intellectual Property

South Africa International

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Adams & Adams

Compulsory Licenses In A Pandemic

South Africa IP

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Adams & Adams

Relaxation Of South Africa's Exchange Control Regulations Pertaining To IP Transactions

South Africa IP

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KISCH IP

A Decision Six Years Late Is Not Only Late. It May Be Unlawful.

South Africa Litigation

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Fairbridges

Payments First: Why The SARB Is Prioritising Digital Infrastructure Over A Retail CBDC

South Africa Finance

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ENS

When The Competition Commission Walks In: What South African Directors Must Know After The February 2026 Dawn Raids

South Africa Anti-trust

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Andersen in South Africa

Transfer Duty And Instalment Sale Agreements: Understanding Section 20 Of The Alienation Of Land Act

South Africa Real Estate

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Barnard Inc.

Pretoria High Court Declares B-BBEE And Race-based Licensing Requirements By The International Air Services Council Unlawful

South Africa Media & IT

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ENS

ICASA Publishes Information Memorandum On High-Demand Spectrum

On 1 November 2019, ICASA published the much anticipated Information Memorandum for the high-demand spectrum licensing process for comment

South Africa IP

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ENS

How Does An Intellectual Property Due Diligence Assist In Mitigating Risk During Licensing Negotiations?

The value of intellectual property assets in companies is often overlooked or underestimated when it comes to licensing, mergers and acquisitions.

South Africa IP

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KISCH IP

Software Licensing

Does South African law recognise the validity of ‘perpetual' software licences?

South Africa IP

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KISCH IP

Royalties And Other Payments, Currency Conversion And Taxes

Is there any legislation that governs the nature, amount or manner or frequency of payments of royalties or other fees or costs (including interest on late payments) in an international licensing relationship, ...

South Africa Tax

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KISCH IP

Madrid In Africa Report – The Applicability Of the Madrid System In Africa

South Africa IP

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Adams & Adams

The Benefit Of Intellectual Property Rights In Agriculture

South Africa IP

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KISCH IP

Amendments To South African IP Exchange Control Guidelines

South Africa Government

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ENS

Intellectual Property Tax And Exchange Control Reform – The Details Revealed

South Africa Tax

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ENS

The 2017 South African Budget Review: Cross-Border IP Transactions

South Africa IP

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ENS

Donald Trump's Contribution To Trade Mark Law

South Africa IP

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ENS

An Overview Of South Africa's IP Consultative Framework

South Africa IP

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ENS

A Very Reasonable Royalty

South Africa IP

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ENS

Software Licences - Be Careful!

South Africa IP

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ENS

Managing Risk Under Intellectual Property Licences

South Africa IP

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ENS

An Overview Of South Africa's IP Consultative Framework

The IPCF reflects the DTI's views on South Africa's IP policy position in the form of a consultative instrument.

South Africa IP

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ENS

A Very Reasonable Royalty

Major damages awards are rare in South African IP cases – we've certainly never seen anything like the US$1-billon that was awarded in the USA in a case involving Apple and Samsung.

South Africa IP

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ENS

Software Licences - Be Careful!

The Supreme Court of Appeal recently handed down judgment in the case of Attachmate Corporation v Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs (20 May 2015).

South Africa IP

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ENS

Managing Risk Under Intellectual Property Licences

A lot is written about structuring robust intellectual property licensing programs, whether from the perspective of licensors or licensees of intellectual property rights.

South Africa IP

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ENS

Intellectual Property Licensing South Africa

South Africa IP

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Adams & Adams

Licensing Of Trade Marks In Africa

All jurisdictions in Africa permit the licensing of trade marks and make provision for the recordal of licensees.

South Africa IP

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Spoor & Fisher

South African Firms Take On African IP Challenge

The thought of Africa may conjure up images of disease, poverty, wars, famine and downwardly progressing economies.

South Africa IP

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ENS

Intellectual Property - Your Stock In Trade

South Africa Transport

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Webber Wentzel

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