KISCH IP
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Wierda Valley
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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
