The plant, formally known as aspalathus linearis but colloquially known as “rooibos” (the Afrikaans term for “red bush”), has been utilized by indigenous peoples for millennia, particularly the Khoi and San. …

The plant, formally known as aspalathus linearis but colloquially known as “rooibos” (the Afrikaans term for “red bush”), has been utilized by indigenous peoples for millennia, particularly the Khoi and San. …

Pfizer’s CEO, Albert Bourla, has asserted that vaccination hesitancy is to blame for Africa’s slow uptake of Covid vaccines.[1] This is far from the reality; vaccine producers have prioritized wealthier countries that are more than willing and able to pay top dollar for vaccines, while low-income countries have virtually been…

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 Minnie Mouse on their walls.[1] …

Introduction Copyright law concerns itself with the protection of expressions of ideas. This includes literary and artistic works, which refer to books, lectures, dramatic works, musical compositions, drawings, photographic works, and illustrations, among other examples. …

This is a story of how a rabbit turned into a mouse Oswald the Lucky Rabbit is a Universal Pictures cartoon character created by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. On September 5, 1927, he made his debut in the short film Trolley Troubles. Oswald starred in several animated shorts between…

Inventions, literary and artistic works, designs, and marks, titles, and photographs used in trade are all examples of intellectual property (IP). We as a society deal with a lot of intellectual property-protected goods and services. Multiple IP branches can be used to secure a single product or service. …

A trademark is a symbol, term, or words that have been legally registered or identified as representing a business or product through their use. Here are a few trademarks that I find to be interesting. Let’s get ready to rumble In 1984, Michael Buffer coined the term “Let’s get ready…

Dr Seuss Enterprises, L.P. (“Seuss Enterprises”) holds the majority of the copyright and trademark rights to Theodor Geisel’s Dr Seuss series of books. Dr Seuss published 47 books, which have sold over 35 million copies around the world. His books use playful rhymes and drawings of fantastic creatures to entertain…