Disney v the Public DomainWhile Mickey Mouse is likely an original Walt Disney creation, or maybe a combination of public domain materials, a huge chunk of Disney’s sJun 14, 2022Jun 14, 2022
Beating around the bush: Rooibos’ rise into a geographical indicatorThe plant, formally known as aspalathus linearis but colloquially known as “rooibos” (the Afrikaans term for “red bush”), has been utilized…May 10, 2022May 10, 2022
Beating around the bush: Rooibos’ rise into a geographical indicatorThe plant, formally known as aspalathus linearis but colloquially known as “rooibos” (the Afrikaans term for “red bush”), has been utilized…May 10, 2022May 10, 2022
IP rights in Public HealthPfizer’s CEO, Albert Bourla, has asserted that vaccination hesitancy is to blame for Africa’s slow uptake of Covid vaccines.[1] This is far…Apr 12, 2022Apr 12, 2022
The House of Mouse: Will Mickey fall into the public domain in 2024?Disney is a zealous defender of its intellectual property, so much so that in 1989, it sued three day-care centres for painting Mickey and…Mar 8, 2022Mar 8, 2022
Oswald the (un)Lucky Rabbit v Mickey MouseThis is a story of how a rabbit turned into a mouseSep 28, 2021Sep 28, 2021
Defending the podcastInventions, literary and artistic works, designs, and marks, titles, and photographs used in trade are all examples of intellectual…May 4, 2021May 4, 2021
Trademarks that may pique your interestA trademark is a symbol, term, or words that have been legally registered or identified as representing a business or product through their…Apr 27, 2021Apr 27, 2021
Satire v Parody: Dr Seuss Enterprises v Penguin BooksDr Seuss Enterprises, L.P. (“Seuss Enterprises”) holds the majority of the copyright and trademark rights to Theodor Geisel’s Dr Seuss…Apr 20, 2021Apr 20, 2021
