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Financial Services

Blockchain meets social good: US patent for IsDBI’s Smart Voucher System

2 May 2025

PR & Communications

Matias Rodsevich | PR & AI: A marriage of ethical considerations

Matias Rodsevich 6 Mar 2025

Yesh Surjoodeen is managing director of HP Southern and Central Africa

Trends

#BizTrends2025: African innovation depends on investment and protecting intellectual property

Yesh Surjoodeen 5 Feb 2025

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IP Law

Guide to IP protection: 8 tips for in-house counsel

Mellisa Morris 23 Aug 2024

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Branching into South Africa? 5 legal facets you shouldn't overlook

Ginen Moodley 24 Jun 2024

Competition watchdog finds price mark-ups, barriers in SA's fresh produce market

Agriculture

Competition watchdog finds price mark-ups, barriers in SA's fresh produce market

Nqobile Dludla 19 Jun 2024

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IP Law

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

Gaby Meintjes 30 May 2024

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IP Law

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

Gerard Verhoef 8 May 2024

World Intellectual Property Day Celebrations 2024 media invite

Higher Education

World Intellectual Property Day Celebrations 2024 media invite

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 25 Mar 2024

"Building F1," towering above Huawei HQ in Bantian, Shenzhen, China.

Technology

Huawei signs patent deals with Vivo and Amazon

Lindsey Schutters 11 Mar 2024

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IP Law

UK Supreme Court denies Dabus patent rights

Ramon Pereira 9 Feb 2024

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IP Law

Artistry and innovation: The unlikely source of patents

Patrick O'Brien and Dina Biagio 1 Feb 2024

Kenyan court throws out challenge aimed at blocking GM crops

Food Security

Kenyan court throws out challenge aimed at blocking GM crops

Humphrey Malalo 13 Oct 2023

EV innovation winners hold unassailable tech rights

Fuel & Energy

EV innovation winners hold unassailable tech rights

Bernadette Versfeld 27 Sep 2023

Pharmaceuticals

More bullying? J&J will be investigated for high TB drug prices and abuse of patent laws

Mia Malan 21 Sep 2023

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IP Law

Using divisional patent applications to protect multiple or complex inventions

Tertia Beharie 10 Jul 2023

Africa's understudied human gut microbiomes could be a rich source of therapeutics

Medical Research

Africa's understudied human gut microbiomes could be a rich source of therapeutics

Issued by University of Pretoria 28 Jun 2023

Cloud

Accenture commits $3bn over three years to bolster AI practice

15 Jun 2023

HIV/AIDS

#HIVToday: Licensing of anti-HIV jab ignites hope for millions in Africa

Katja Hamilton 26 May 2023

#StartupStory: Eagle Intelligent Health, connecting patients with doctors virtually

#StartupStory

#StartupStory: Eagle Intelligent Health, connecting patients with doctors virtually

Imran Salie 9 May 2023

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IP Law

What is happening in Africa's IP landscape

Marco Vatta and Megan Dinnie 14 Apr 2023

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IP Law

Upkeep of patents: Renewals, amendments and enforcement

Patrick O'Brien and Jonathan Whittaker 29 Mar 2023

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IP Law

DTIC to host intellectual property colloquium

24 Mar 2023

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IP Law

Are you ready for the Unified European Patent Court?

Danie Pienaar 2 Mar 2023

Antibiotics shortages: What's causing them and how countries can minimise the impact

Healthcare

Antibiotics shortages: What's causing them and how countries can minimise the impact

Kostas Selviaridis and Nonhlanhla Dube 21 Dec 2022

Kenya's GMO maize push sowing trouble for food sector, farmers warn

Agro-processing

Kenya's GMO maize push sowing trouble for food sector, farmers warn

Duncan Miriri 15 Dec 2022

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IP Law

Deadline to register IP rights with Kenyan authorities looms

Bernadette Versfeld 8 Dec 2022

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IP Law

IP is the name of the game

Brett Weinberg 8 Sep 2022

Covid-19

Moderna sues Pfizer

30 Aug 2022

Registration, labour and tax: The most important compliance requirements for new small businesses

SMEs

Registration, labour and tax: The most important compliance requirements for new small businesses

Ben Bierman, Issued by Business Partners Limited 26 Aug 2022

Carmin Cornelius, Trade Marks Attorney at KISCH IP

IP Law

Brand globalisation: Why planning from an early stage is vital

Carmin Cornelius 16 Aug 2022

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IP Law

Can AI be recognised as an inventor? Rulings from around the world

Dr Joanne van Harmelen 5 Aug 2022

Source: © Yacht Charter Fleet The change this year in Cannes was visible, but is it simply what advertising is so good at: overpromises and sustainable fireworks without any real impact?

Cannes Lions

6 key takeaways from Cannes 2022

Thomas Kolster 28 Jun 2022

Source: Supplied. World Trade Organization Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (centre) at the recent WTO Ministerial meeting - at the MC12 Closing Press Conference, 17 June 2022.

Markets & Investment

Understanding the WTO Ministerial Meeting: What just happened and what's next?

Sean Doherty and Aditi Sara Verghese 24 Jun 2022

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FMCG

DSM-Firmenich merger to create largest fragrance, beauty, well-being and nutrition supplier

6 Jun 2022

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IP Law

The importance and advantages of patents in the metaverse

Lance Abramson 9 May 2022

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IP Law

What is not patentable in South Africa? Part 2

Yogani Reddy 3 May 2022

Intellectual property vital to imagining a better future for SA's youth

IP Law

Intellectual property vital to imagining a better future for SA's youth

Nompumelelo Obokoh 26 Apr 2022

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IP Law

What is not patentable in South Africa? Part 1

Yogani Reddy 14 Apr 2022

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IP Law

Things to consider when formulating a royalty rate

Kevin Dam 4 Apr 2022

Zambia to cap number of mining licences issued to single firms

Mining

Zambia to cap number of mining licences issued to single firms

Chris Mfula 28 Mar 2022

Technology is fueling an automotive evolution

AutoTech

Technology is fueling an automotive evolution

Haaike van der Merwe 2 Mar 2022