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Protecting your business idea is crucial for the success of any business, particularly a new one.

KISCH IP, as a specialised Intellectual Property (IP) law firm in Africa, is in touch with any changes in Africa, including changes in how IP is being dealt with at the different Registries in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Westport is a small, beautiful town in Ireland which is home to around 6000 people.

In recent times, traditional/indigenous knowledge has been a topic of interest within the intellectual property law domain.

Sadly, the saying “one man’s death is another man’s bread” finds application in the current pandemic we find ourselves in.

There are various forms of Intellectual Property (“IP”) protection and the main forms being patent, design, trade mark and copyright protection.  Depending on the nature of your product and/or service one or more of these forms of IP may apply.

Over 150 million people worldwide recently downloaded the very popular FaceApp after Hollywood celebrities started posting images of their edited faces in a social media challenge using the hashtag, 

Listen to Andrew Papadopoulos being interviewed on Radio 702 and Cape Talk about the Ubuntu Baba matter against Woolworths - important considerations for all entrepreneurs and start ups.

Watch our Jadon Wolmarans being interviewed on eNCA News discussing counterfeit goods and its implication on all sectors across Africa.

The Oxford Dictionary defines doxing as “Searching for and publishing private or identifying information about a particular individual on the Internet, typically with malicious intent.” The term, which was apparently coined by hackers, is derived from the abbreviation of the word “documents”, i.e

We are very thankful to Shannon McLaughlin, Ubuntu Baba Founder, for her blog post following her recent matter with Woolworths as it was

Are you a creative? In the fashion industry or any design sector? An entrepreneur? Watch this!

In general, non-resident licensors are only subject to tax in South Africa on income that is attributable to a permanent establishment in South Africa of that licensor; or to the extent that tax is required to be withheld by the licensee.

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?

Does South African law recognise the validity of ‘perpetual’ software licences? If not, or if it is not advisable for other reasons, are there other means of addressing concerns relating to ‘perpetual’ licences?