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white dotSpoor & Fisher closed for public holidays
Spoor & Fisher Jersey will be closed on Monday 26 May.
23/04/2008
white dotSao Tome and Principe joins PCT
Sao Tome and Principe (ST) became the 139th PCT Contracting State on 3 April 2008. The PCT will enter into force for Sao Tome and Principe
15/04/2008
white dotSouth African SCA unimpressed by lack of inventiveness
The South African Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) recently handed down two decisions in a row invalidating patents for lack of inventiveness.
10/04/2008
white dotSpoor & Fisher voted top IP firm in South Africa
For four consecutive years, Spoor & Fisher has received a prestigious South African award as the country’s leading specialist law firm
10/04/2008
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A firm commitment to social responsibility and a shared vision of making a marked difference to underprivileged families drew three legal firms
10/04/2008

Commercial Aspects of IP

white dotTransforming South Africa's Legal Landscape
Change has become a pervading factor throughout the South African economy in recent years as the government's transformation charters
18/03/2008
white dotUse Your Brains: Companies Sitting on an IP Fortune
World-wide there is a revolution going on in the way that companies view the value of their intellectual property (IP). Traditionally, companies viewed
1/03/2001
white dotLicensing
Owners of intellectual property rights are free to allow others to exercise their rights. A permission to exercise a right is known as "a license".
white dotPutting Some Thought into Intellectual Property
Around the turn of the 20th century, with amazing advances in new technologies in transport (rail, automobiles and aircraft), communications (telegraph
1/11/2001
white dotWhy Value Intellectual Property?
George Gilder said that "corporations today are masters not of land and material resources but of ideas and technologies". The statement draws attention to
1/05/2001
white dotCapital Gains Tax in South Africa
The Minister of Finance, Mr Trevor Manuel, announced in his budget speech on 21 February 2001, that the implementation of capital gains tax will be
1/02/2001
white dotIP Valuations
The value of intellectual property and the awareness of such value is commonly overlooked by South African corporate business. A successful company should be acutely aware of the value . . .
white dotValuing your Intellectual Property
For growing numbers of companies worldwide, the true value of the company lies in its intellectual property (IP), not in its physical assets. . .
1/09/2003
white dotAudio Transcription of Interview on Classic FM on 8 May 2006; The Value of Intellectual Property
TONY BLEWITT: Last week we began with the series “Your company and intellectual property”. The purpose of this series is to understand why intellectual property is becoming an important issue in business. We have Chris Bull . . .
8/05/2006
white dotSpoor & Fisher Consulting (Pty) Ltd
To ensure that Spoor & Fisher remains ahead of the rapid pace of developments in technology and commerce and the subsequent impact on Intellectual Property (IP) rights, Spoor & Fisher Consulting (Pty) Ltd was
1/05/2001
white dotAudio Transcript of Interview on Classic FM on 11 September 2006; IP and Employment Contracts
Once again it is time to answer one of our listener’s questions on Intellectual Property and at the same time win a 5CD set of the music of Felix Mendelssohn
11/09/2006
white dotNew Accounting Practices Impact Intangible Assets
Generally Accepted Accounting Practice in South Africa is being amended in the way in which it deals with intangible assets and intellectual property. . .
20/09/2006
white dotCommercial Aspects of IP
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