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RAPT BizTrendsTV: Agentic AI - How to use it and command your own AI "army" with Musa Kalenga

RAPT BizTrendsTV: Agentic AI - How to use it and command your own AI "army" with Musa Kalenga

RAPT BizTrendsTV: Agentic AI - How to use it and command your own AI "army" with Musa Kalenga

RAPT BizTrendsTV: Agentic AI - How to use it and command your own AI "army" with Musa Kalenga

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Janine Hollesen 30 Jul 2024

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Generative AI is having its legitimacy as an artistic tool tested in the latest recording industry court filing.

Generative AI sent to the dock in RIAA ‘BBL Drizzy’ legal action

Lindsey Schutters 25 Jun 2024

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Protecting distinctive trade marks: Will Adidas have to change its stripes?

Aletia Oberholster 7 Jun 2024

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Don't be duped: Tips to protecting fashion IP against replicas

Gaby Meintjes 30 May 2024

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#SAelections24: PoPIA and personal data of voters - parties warned against misuse

Janet MacKenzie, Refentse Chuene, and Landise Banzana 28 May 2024

The ARB agrees with the complainant that the Dermacare range is similar to Cerave's branding.

ARB orders Nutriwomen to change Dermacare packaging

Karabo Ledwaba 27 May 2024

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BHP’s Anglo American takeover bid: Spotlight on SA’s patent system

Gerard Verhoef 8 May 2024

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Moral rights reserved? Impact of Creative Commons Licenses: part 2

Dale van Reenen and Jeremy Speres 2 May 2024

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#WorldIPDay: Celebrating the women connecting IP and science

Amy Anderson and Dirk Hanekom 26 Apr 2024

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Moral rights reserved? Impact of Creative Commons Licenses: part 1

Dale van Reenen and Jeremy Speres 25 Apr 2024

Image supplied. Adams & Adams, an African legal company, has introduced its new corporate identity that signifies its growth as a proudly African firm

Adams & Adams' new corporate identity signifies its growth as a proudly African firm

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Swift justice: The copyright tale that produced 'Taylor’s Version'

Heili Potgieter and Dina Biagio 12 Mar 2024

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UK Supreme Court denies Dabus patent rights

Ramon Pereira 9 Feb 2024

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Artistry and innovation: The unlikely source of patents

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UMG will pull its music off TikTok from 1 February. Source: Ivan Smokov/Pexels

UMG rejects TikTok’s deal, says platform underpays artists and promotes AI

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Trade marks: Global classifications of virtual goods and services - part 2

Kaajal Nagindas 29 Dec 2023

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The Arena Group Holdings removes CEO after AI ghost-writing scandal

Lindsey Schutters 13 Dec 2023

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Trade marks: Global classifications of virtual goods and services - part 1

Kaajal Nagindas 12 Dec 2023

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Distinctive designs and the difficulties of using shapes as trade marks

Andrew Dutton 21 Nov 2023

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SA's battle against fake goods

Mohamed Khader 7 Nov 2023

EV innovation winners hold unassailable tech rights

EV innovation winners hold unassailable tech rights

Bernadette Versfeld 27 Sep 2023

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Mia Malan 21 Sep 2023

Thembokuhle Danca, Associate, Spoor & Fisher

Trade mark dispute: SCA ruling gets to the crax of the matter

Thembokuhle Danca 31 Aug 2023

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Bye-bye Twitter birdie - gone but still under trade mark

Merlene Engelbrecht 10 Aug 2023

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