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The African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) has officially been integrated into the UPOV PRISMA electronic filing platform, enabling breeders to submit Plant Variety Protection (PVP) applications online under the Arusha Protocol for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants.
June 2025 marks a pivotal moment in South Africa’s Intellectual Property and agricultural policy landscape with the official commencement of the 2018 Plant Breeders’ Rights Act.
On 10 June 2025, the Egyptian Intellectual Property Authority (EGIPA) issued Ministerial Decision No. 26 of 2025, introducing an increase in the official examination fees of patent applications in Egypt.
The Republic of Mauritius became the 21st member state of the Harare Protocol on Patents, Industrial Designs, and Utility Models by deposit of its Instrument of Accession on 27 May 2025. The Acting Co...
Intellectual property (IP) plays a key role in fostering innovation and creativity, protecting the rights of inventors and creators. In South Africa, IP protection for novel inventions has traditional...
In today's hyper-connected world, social media is a double-edged sword for trademark owners. Platforms like Instagram, Facebook and TikTok offer unparalleled brand visibility and customer engagement,...
Imagine a global fashion brand launching a new logo. Their lawyers, deploying Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered trademark search tools, scan millions of existing logos and brand marks in seconds, s...
KISCH IP Celebrates World IP Day 2025 with the theme IP and music: Feel the beat of IP. VODCAST The Vodcast hosted by KISCH IP features Director and Trade Mark attorney Tammi Pretorius, S...
The "UGG"ly lesson - The Importance of Conducting Due DiligenceThe UGG brand has long been synonymous with comfort, style, and luxury in the world of footwear. Over the years, this simple yet innovati...
Explanation of Broadening the Tax Base and Strengthened Enforcement: In the context of the 2025 South African Budget, the concepts of broadening the tax base and enhanced enforcement represent essenti...
Collaboration is integral to innovation. Whilst joint ownership arrangements can seem beneficial, promising mutual advantages and shared success; in South Africa, the notion of joint ownership in equa...
Celebrating World Intellectual Property Day with the theme "IP and Music," the music industry is entering an exciting new era driven by artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain-based smart contract...
In a bustling marketplace, trade marks serve as invaluable guardians of identity and reputation. A trade mark is a distinctive sign, design, or expression that identifies and differentiates the goods...
On the 25th of February 2025, a local pharmaceutical company, called Eurolab, won a patent dispute against two foreign entities: the University of California and Astellas Pharma Europe Ltd. The disput...
Towards the end of 2024 the South African Reserve Bank (“SARB”) issued a final circular, which included some good news for South African resident entities. Most notably, South African resident entitie...
By Willem Oberholzer, Director, KISCH Tax Advisory Given the 2025/26 Unity Budget, here are some strategic considerations for businesses and individuals to ponder and consider: For Businesses (...
By Willem Oberholzer, Director, KISCH Tax Advisory The 2025 Budget presented by South African Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana, represents a pragmatic attempt to both steer the country through ongo...
The South African Competition Commission has launched an investigation into insulin pen manufacturers Novo Nordisk and Sanofi Aventis. According to the Health Justice Initiative (HJI), the probe aims...
By Willem Oberholzer, Director, KISCH Tax Advisory Introduction With South Africa facing persistent fiscal deficits, sluggish economic growth, and increasing pressure to fund social prog...
On 31 January 2025, the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) published the amended Harare Protocol on Patents, Utility Models, and...
In South African patent law, "selection patents" relate to inventions that involve selecting particular elements or subgroups from a broader known class of compounds, processes, or materials, where th...
The CIPC has commenced bulk deregistration of companies with outstanding annual returns and unfiled beneficial ownership declarations. To view the media statement from the CIPC please click here. Shou...
The recent gazetting of the Legal Sector Code by the Minister of Trade, Industry, and Competition marks a new phase in South Africa’s Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) framework (D...
