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News

Stealing a song is like stealing a car – Let’s treat music rights as real property

IP Law

Stealing a song is like stealing a car – Let’s treat music rights as real property

Nicholas Maweni, Issued by SAMRO 17 Mar 2025

Source: ©geckophotos

Covid-19

Nobel laureates call for waiving of IP Covid-19 rules

14 Sep 2021

Regulatory

Russia ousts Champagne in favour of shampanskoye

Nicole Hayworth 13 Aug 2021

Source: ©Stepan Popov

Covid-19

Covid-19 vaccine plant in Africa? This is what it would take to build one

23 Jun 2021

Could vaccine registration negate the good intentions of the Trips waiver?

Medical Law

Could vaccine registration negate the good intentions of the Trips waiver?

Chyreene Truluck 10 Jun 2021

Protesters gather in Cambridge to demand that AstraZeneca shares blueprints for its Covid-19 vaccine. Luciana Guerra/PA Images via Getty Images

Covid-19

Trips waiver: US support is a major step but no guarantee of Covid-19 vaccine equity

Erin Hannah, James Scott, Silke Trommer & Sophie Harman 13 May 2021

Hospital staff in Lagos, Nigeria, administer the AstraZeneca vaccine. AP Photo/Sunday Alamba

Covid-19

How to get Covid-19 vaccines to poor countries - and still keep patent benefits for drugmakers

Dalindyebo Shabalala 16 Apr 2021

A market place in Ghana’s capital Accra. Developing countries like Ghana risk being left behind in the race to secure Covid-19 vaccines. Christian Thompson/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Covid-19

Dummy's guide to how trade rules affect access to Covid-19 vaccines

Caroline Southey 11 Jan 2021

Vaccine rollout: Here is where South Africa stands

Public Health

Vaccine rollout: Here is where South Africa stands

James Stent 22 Dec 2020

Fisheries sustainability top agenda at WTO meeting

Fishing

Fisheries sustainability top agenda at WTO meeting

28 Oct 2020

Tim Ball, IP specialist, Webber Wentzel

Covid-19

India and SA request waiver of Trips Agreement for Covid-19 treatment

Tim Ball 19 Oct 2020

Geographical indications: Are they on the map in South Africa?

Regulatory

Geographical indications: Are they on the map in South Africa?

Nicole Haworth 26 Aug 2020

New tactics needed to eliminate TB

Tuberculosis

New tactics needed to eliminate TB

27 Sep 2018

Picking Penja pepper. Image Source:

Agriculture

GI labelling promotes inclusive food systems, sustainable development

2 May 2018

Photo credit: Roy Potterill

Pharmaceuticals

Patents and access to medicine

Nicci Botha 2 Feb 2017

IP abuse threatens access to affordable medicines

Pharmaceuticals

IP abuse threatens access to affordable medicines

26 Oct 2015

Execution of Copyright Amendment Bill 'abysmal'

Corporate & Commercial Law

Execution of Copyright Amendment Bill 'abysmal'

Prof Owen Dean 11 Aug 2015

Dr Madelein Kleyn

Corporate & Commercial Law

Draft policy on patents - passages from India?

Dr Madelein Kleyn 31 Oct 2013

Corporate & Commercial Law

The Rooibos rush

Cobus Jooste 14 Aug 2013

Corporate & Commercial Law

Happy Birthday in Wonderland

Prof Owen Dean 3 Jul 2013

Corporate & Commercial Law

Beating about the Rooibos

Owen Dean 18 Feb 2013

Could plain tobacco packaging come to South Africa?

Regulatory

Could plain tobacco packaging come to South Africa?

Rachel Sikwane 8 Jan 2013

Corporate & Commercial Law

SA must take note of outcome of patent case in India - ENS

10 Sep 2012

Pharmaceuticals

The great pharma patent debate

Dr Joanne Van Harmelen 23 Nov 2011

Uganda: Journalists to get tips on covering IP issues

Education

Uganda: Journalists to get tips on covering IP issues

Walter Wafula 15 Jul 2011