Mpho GamaDisney 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 s4 min read·Jun 14, 2022----
Mpho GamaBeating 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…5 min read·May 10, 2022----
Mpho GamaBeating 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…4 min read·May 10, 2022----
Mpho GamaIP 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…2 min read·Apr 12, 2022----
Mpho GamaThe 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…3 min read·Mar 8, 2022----
Mpho GamaOswald the (un)Lucky Rabbit v Mickey MouseThis is a story of how a rabbit turned into a mouse2 min read·Sep 28, 2021----
Mpho GamaDefending the podcastInventions, literary and artistic works, designs, and marks, titles, and photographs used in trade are all examples of intellectual…2 min read·May 4, 2021----
Mpho GamaTrademarks 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…2 min read·Apr 27, 2021----
Mpho GamaSatire 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…4 min read·Apr 20, 2021----