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The case of LOUIS VUITTON in the European General Court 

The Government of Mauritius deposited its instrument of accession to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) on 15 December 2022, making it the 157th member state of the PCT union.  The treaty will enter into force in the Republic of Mauritius on 15 March 2023.  As of this date, applicants will be ab

Many jurisdictions offer a government incentive for obtaining a granted patent.

After a long period of anticipation, it seems as if the age of legal hemp cultivation in South Africa has finally dawned.

On Friday, 26 August 2022, Moderna announced that it is suing Pfizer and BioNTech for alleged patent infringement of its mRNA vaccine technology.

THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PLANNED GLOBALISATION OF YOUR BRAND AT AN EARLY STAGE.

Brand owners initially had a deadline until 1 July 2022 in which to record their IP rights with the Kenya Anti-Counterfeit Authority (“the ACA”).  This deadline has now been extended until 1 January 2023.<

At some stage during the negotiation of any agreement in which one party licenses the use of intellectual property to another, the parties will need to negotiate and agree on a suitable royalty rate.

A recent judgment handed down by the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) regarding the powers of the Advertising Regulatory Board (ARB), which arose as a result of dispute between Colgate-Palmolive’s PROTEX