KISCH IP

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With an entrenched history in Africa, KISCH IP has, for the last 145 years, assisted clients from small to large businesses in all sectors, in safeguarding their intellectual property rights. While acknowledging our established past, we continue to offer relevant and innovative IP services across Africa, an ever-changing and developing landscape that requires specialist knowledge to succeed.
With its own nuances and differences from area to area, doing business in Africa requires on the ground experience and the ability to adapt to the way in which it is done. Our success comes from this and our highly skilled professionals who operate with integrity while partnering clients on their journey to success.
As the intellectual property partner of choice across Africa, serving as a gateway to the region for multi-nationals, regional entities and local companies seeking to enter African markets, we are able to fulfil our clients’ needs while continually growing our personalised IP offering.
With professionals and staff that offer a skillset of unrivalled expertise, and our commitment to our clients, we pride ourselves in remaining leaders in our competitive African market.
SERVICES
Patents; Trade Marks; Licensing, Designs; Copyright; Anti-counterfeiting; Commercial & Corporate Services; Plant Breeder's Rights, IP Audits, Valuations & Transfer Pricing; Franchising; Competition Law; Internet, e-Commerce & Domain Names; Advertising Standards Authority; Intellectual Property Litigation; Africa & Foreign Jurisdictions.
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ARTICLES

Pointers for becoming famous on social media

Lionel triumphs in a “MESSI” trade mark battle

The interplay of drug design and patents

“Add to cart”: Doing business in a Covid-19 world part 4 – Concluding contracts online

Naming a new and unique thing – Beware of genericide

Popia compliance – Cyber-attacks, ransomware and data breaches

“Add to cart”: Doing business in a COVID-19 world part 3 – Strategies to protect your online brand

Supreme excellence in patent litigation

Thank the Protection of Personal Information Act for the grace period – 12 months to learn from Experian

Courts hand down harsher sentences for counterfeiting crimes

Practical review of South African national phase patent application-to-grant timeframe

A patent is filed for the Covid-19 vaccine…What now?

Protecting improvements / modifications to your invention: Patents of addition

“I’m not a member of the Advertising Regulatory Board. Do I need to comply with their code?”

The expansion of IP to online platforms

Intellectual property rights and moulds

Don’t become a victim of cybercrime and EFT fraud…again!

Murder, tigers and… trade marks?

Protecting your brand in South Africa with the help of Customs

Food or foe – Counterfeit consumables across Africa

Pay back the royalties!

“Add to cart”: Doing business in a COVID-19 world part 2 – Business considerations

Patent pending: Golf practice tool invented by young entrepreneur during Covid-19 lockdown

POPIA’s effective date released

Inter Milan score off the field – Trade mark protection

A trade mark is a badge of origin

Competing interests of trade competitors: A delicate balance

“Add to cart”: Doing business in a COVID-19 world part 1 – Legal considerations

Why should a South African entity consider filing a patent?

What the Covid-19 lockdown means for the illicit trade and counterfeiting in South Africa

Botox and the logic of regulation

Permitted services’ CIPC applications during Covid-19 lockown

Zero tolerance for unlawful profiteering – The Competition Commission takes strong action

Owning doomsday – Can the COVID-19 virus be patented?

Socially distant arches – Trade mark logos promote social distancing

How counterfeiters are using the Covid-19 pandemic to their benefit

The persistent and the vexatious – The ersatz litigant

Relaxation of South Africa’s exchange control regulations pertaining to IP transactions

Do you even code, bro? – Ownership of computer programs

The ongoing development of South African law related to cannabis

CIPC mandatory Compliance Checklist

John Cena refuses to cramp Sho Madjozi’s creative style

Evaluating the target market to determine third-party infringement

Just a spoonful of sugar? – Is your honey pure?

Conditional acceptance of trade mark applications in South Africa explained

What is the purpose of an IP holding company?

Recent changes to Canada’s patent regime

Kylie Jenner and the interplay between mistakes, memes, marketing and trade mark protection

Performing artists beware – Protection is needed

Seychelles to become a contracting state to ARIPO

An introduction to intellectual property with KISCH IP

Kanye West Walks: The preliminary refusal of Kanye West’s application for the registration of SUNDAY SERVICE trade mark

The importance of non-traditional trade marks in the digital age

So you think you can move? – Trade marks in motion

Wanna take a “Slofie”?

Intellectual Property valuations as an aid and an add-on to accounting valuations

How important is your expert witness?

The other side of “fake” jewellery – Designers beware!

The art of jewellery design protection – A South African perspective

Traditional jewellery and intellectual property protection

You snooze you lose, and with trade marks, you don’t use you lose

The what, how, where and when of re-registration of patents

The relationship between cannabis and trade mark law in South Africa

Second opinion on patentability and protection

Competition – Win one free trade mark registration!

Intellectual property – Your most valuable intangible asset

Are you guilty of infringement?

Who is the boss of your cake?

Can you trust FaceApp with your face?

African patent options: Roads less travelled

Considering a rebrand? The copyright conundrum

Let us not call a thing, a thing – Trade mark registrations

Patents of Note: Part 2 – The concept of enablement

Patents of Note: Part I – Photorespiration

Research and development in South Africa: A must-read for any business operating in South Africa

The rise of blockchain technology and how Intellectual Property Law could benefit from it

The developing saga of the Gugulethu IT entrepreneurs and Nedbank – The law of patents as it pertains to their dispute

The search for your Information Officer begins now

What to do when your product is copied

Is my work original enough?

The interplay between company name, trade mark and defensive company name registrations

Domain name disputes – Are they worth it?

Who may apply for a patent? The applicant vs the inventor

No ‘one-size-fits-all’ for branded goods entering African countries

The complex issue of privacy when on the internet

Winter is here – GOT continues to enthrall

A simple understanding of counterfeit law in South Africa

Don’t forget the utility model

Patenting strategy: When to patent?

How a “House of Bonang” can house its IP

What do you meme it is illegal to share memes?

An unconventional manner through which to protect your intellectual property

The meaning of fraud of rights in patents

What constitutes copyright in South Africa and how can it be protected?

The collaboration between franchising and social media

How small businesses can protect themselves against retail giants

Do the recent UK trade mark amendments apply to South Africa?

Generic trade marks – Recent developments in the UK and Europe

KISCH IP awarded ISO 9001:2015 certification

Baby Shark in dangerous European waters – Copyright infringement

Can your email disclaimer get you out of an unintended contract?

How to protect FMCG from counterfeiters – Luxury brands are not the only targets of counterfeiters

Crowd-sourcing and intellectual property considerations

Creating a space for 3D printing in the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights

Why registration of your brand with Mauritius is important to your Africa enforcement strategy

Can patents help regulate future experimentation with designer babies?

Medical technology: Setting the pace in innovation

Reasons to file a patent in South Africa when considering the African continent

Can third parties circumvent a patent with a small change?

Are you creating intellectual property at university? Know your IP rights!

Colour me protected? Colour protection in trade marks and brands

The benefit of intellectual property rights in agriculture

#FillUp – A perfect example of why a trade mark should be registered

Dealing with design or patent infringement bullies

Link between physical property and intellectual property needs clarity

The Three C’s – Content sharing, copyright and Creative Commons licenses

Can graffiti qualify for copyright protection given its originality and material form?

What you should know about copyright as an author or creator

Business owners and corporates need to spring clean IP portfolios

Data breaches: What is required?

Junk journals and disclosure – Patent law considerations

Important considerations of protection in Africa

Roger Federer still able to surprise after all these years

Software developers pasop, beware, qaphela, hlokomela

Commercial transactions and patents: Important considerations

Patent inventorship – Not always so patently clear

Ensuring that your trade mark is protected in perpetuity in Africa

Caged songbirds: The ownership of copyright in musical works

Patent filings can be done by anyone, so why pay for it?

PAIPO – Concerns from a brand holder’s perspective

Africa – An ideal market for brand holders and counterfeiters

How can I copyright my idea?

I own the copyright in my tattoo, right?

The perils of inventorship – Navigating patent inventorship issues

BREXIT and your EU trade mark

The jewel of the Orient – Copyright registration in China

When is a descriptive mark not a descriptive mark?

Between the Scheldt and the Meuse: Navigating biologics-related patents

Data protection and security as it relates to the Internet of Things

New expedited/delayed examination provisions in ARIPO

Lady Gaga’s bad romance with TRATTORIA

The winning combination of business and social media done right

Politically (In)correct? – Logo and colour trade marks

Don’t fidget, file! – Protect your inventions

Intellectual property unpacked: Copyright ownership

Protecting your App – Important intellectual property considerations

Keep a lid on it: The importance of non-disclosure agreements

Sleep(ing) out of copyright ownership – Copyright subsisting in databases

Has the advertising standards authority regained its authority

The requirements for a patentable invention

The ballad Of John (Lemon) and Yoko

Don’t let your Bytes bite back! Online shoppers beware…

Patent Landscape Reporting: A valuable instrument for effective business practices

Any craft in your craft beer?

My trade mark is registered in Africa, now what?

Music, politics and the law – Copyright infringements

Protecting trade secrets

Patent publication trends and the need for strategic information

Register your logo as a design

Patenting micro-organisms: To deposit or not to deposit

Wine labelling in South Africa

What’s right with the new Copyright Amendment Bill?

Is parallel importation lawful in South Africa?

Nestlé loses appeal to trade mark four-fingered KitKat shape

Possible fines and imprisonment against banks for cartel behaviour

What’s up brew! – Craft brewers, choose your brand names wisely

The Advertising Standards Authority and British American Tobacco

Patent infringement legalised for generic medicine

An infinite number of monkeys against novelty

The Importance of a Trade Mark Licence – Jöst v Joest

Comments on the Protection, Promotion, Development and Management of the Indigenous Knowledge Systems Bill
