Afro-IP and info-justice posts

IP, PAIPO and the African Continental Free Trade Agreement – Friday, March 23, 2018
COMESA – Update on recent IP developments and their continental impact – Thursday, May 11, 2017
IP policies in Africa no. 22: Ghana – update – Wednesday, 15 June 2016
The USTR Special 301 Report 2016 – Africa in review – Thursday, 12 May 2016
IP Policies in Africa -No 36: Namibia – update – Wednesday, 20 April 2016
South Africa hosts UN High Level Panel on Access to Medicines – Wednesday 23 March 2016
Exceptional Authorship: The Role of Copyright Exceptions in Promoting Creativity – A seminar by Jane Ginsburg – Monday, 29 February 2016
Update: ATRIP (Cape Town) and Social Responsibilities of IP right-holders (Pretoria) – Friday 10 October 2015
SA Copyright Amendment Bill – comments & consultations -Friday, 14 August 2015
Fairhaven Country Estate v Shaun Harris – High Court saves the day when .za ADR Regulations can’t -Tuesday, 21 July 2015
Struggle images and copyright – Friday, 12 June 2015
Comments on South Africa’s Protection, Promotion, Development and Management of Indigenous Knowledge Systems Bill, 2014 – Thursday, 28 May 2015
ARIPO: Swakopmund Protocol to enter into force on 11 May 2015 – Wednesday, 22 April 2015
South Africa: Protection, Promotion, Development and Management of Indigenous Knowledge Systems Bill, 2014 – Wednesday, 25 March 2015
IP policies in Africa no.54: Zimbabwe – Thursday, 12 March 2015
Seychelles’ Industrial Property Act is now in force (wef 1 March 2015) – Friday, 6 March 2015
IP policies in Africa no.53: Zambia – Thursday, 5 March 2015
South Africa: Report on a DTI consultative meeting on patent examination reform – Thursday, 5 March 2015
South Africa:Letter from 50 Legal Scholars to South African Government, re: Flexible Copyright Exceptions – Wednesday, 4 March 2015
IP policies in Africa no.52: Uganda – Thursday, 26 February 2015
IP policies in Africa no.51: Tunisia– Thursday, 19 February 2015
Book review: Pirates of Bollywood: A Tale of Piracy and Conspiracy – Sunday, 8 February 2015
Copyright Policy and the Right to Science and Culture – Thursday, 29 January 2015
IP policies in Africa no.50: Togo – Tuesday, 27 January 2015
IP policies in Africa no.49: Tanzania – Thursday, 15 January 2015
South African Intellectual Property Law Journal (2014) now out – Tuesday, 6 January 2015
IP policies in Africa no.48: Swaziland – Monday, 22 December 2014
IP policies in Africa no.s 46 and 47: South Sudan and Sudan – Friday, 19 December 2014
IP policies in Africa no.45: South Africa – Monday, 15 December 2014
IP Policies in Africa no.44: Somalia – Friday, 12 December 2014
IP Policies in Africa no.43: Sierra Leone – Tuesday, 9 December 2014
IP policies in Africa no. 41: Senegal – Friday, 28 November 2014
IP policies in Africa no. 40: São Tomé and Príncipe – Monday, 24 November 2014
IP policies in Africa no. 39: Rwanda – Monday, 10 November 2014
IP policies in Africa no. 36 – 38: Namibia, Niger and Nigeria – Wednesday, 5 November 2014
IP policies in Africa no. 35: Mozambique – Tuesday, 7 October 2014
IP policies in Africa no. 34: Morocco – Saturday, 13 September 2014
Moneyweb vs. Fin24 – copyright infringement litigation – Wednesday, 27 August 2014
IP Policies in Africa no 31, 32 and 33 – Mali, Mauritania and Mauritius – Tuesday, 26 August 2014
Tuesday Tidbits: copyright reform and fashion design wars – Tuesday, 5 August 2014
IP Policies in Africa no 28, 29 and 30 – Libya, Madagascar and Malawi – Tuesday, 29 July 2014
IP Policies in Africa no 25, 26 and 27 – Kenya, Lesotho and Liberia – Saturday, 5 July 2014
IP policies in Africa no 24. Guinea-Bissau – Friday, 20 June 2014
IP policies in Africa no. 23: Republic of Guinea – Friday, 6 June 2014
IP policies in Africa no. 22: Ghana – Monday, 2 June 2014
IP policies in Africa no. 21: The Gambia – Thursday, 15 May 2014
IP policies in Africa no. 20: Gabon – Wednesday, 30 April 2014
RSA: Criminal conviction for sharing local movie on Pirate Bay – Wednesday, 23 April 2014
PAIPO: ARIPO AND OAPI SPEAK – Tuesday, 15 April 2014
IP Policies in Africa: no.19: Ethiopia – Friday, 11 April 2014
IP Policies in Africa no. 18: Eritrea – Friday, 4 April 2014
IP policies in Africa no.17: Equatorial Guinea – Friday, 21 March 2014
IP policies in Africa: no 16 Egypt – Friday, 7 March 2014
RSA: Copyright infringement and witness images in the Oscar Pistorius trial – Wednesday, 5 March 2014
IP policies in Africa: no 15 Djibouti – Wednesday, 26 February 2014
IP policies in Africa: no. 14 Cote d’Ivoire – Tuesday, 11 February 2014
South Africa: what happened to the Protection of Traditional Knowledge Bill? – Friday, 17 January 2014
IP policies in Africa – no. 13 Republic of the Congo – Thursday, 30 January 2014
RSA – Wine trademark wars – Distell v Dombeya – Friday, 31 January 2014
South Africa: what happened to the Protection of Traditional Knowledge Bill? – Friday, 17 January 2014
IP policies in Africa – Democratic Republic of the Congo – Thursday, 9 January 2014
IP policies in Africa- Cameroon to Comoros – Wednesday, 18 December 2013
South Africa: IP protection of traditional knowledge: Act gazetted –Wednesday, 11 December 2013
IP policies in Africa – no 4 Botswana – Update – Monday, 2 December 2013
South African Intellectual Property Law Journal (IPLJ) – first issue – Monday, 2 December 2013
RSA: Draft National IP Policy conference to be held in November & SA supports PAIPO – Monday, 18 November 2013
Evidence based copyright reform needed in South Africa – 27 September 2013
South Africa’s Draft IP policy – patent notes – 13 September 2013
IP policies in Africa – no 3 Benin – 5 September 2013
IP policies in Africa – no. 2 Angola – 30 August 2013
New A-Z series: IP policies in Africa – no. 1 Algeria – 23 August 2013
No IP in ideas: Makate v Vodacom – 7 August 2013
WIPO External Offices (ABC): Africa, BRICS and Capacity Building – 19 July 2013
Patent reform in Brazil – lessons for the global South – 9 July 2013
ATRIP Congress Day 3 & Treaty concluded at Marrakesh – 28 June 2013
ATRIP Congress Day 2 – 26 June 2013
Is Intellectual Property a Lex Specialis? ATRIP Congress Day 1 – 24 June 2013
Intellectual property for open innovation – 23 June 2013
RSA: Another passing off decision: Distell Ltd V KZN Wines and Spirits CC – 6 June 2013
RSA: National Recordal System for Indig enous Knowledge launched – 29 May 2013
RSA: Appeal decision on the Swartkops v Cerebos passing off matter – 20 May 2013
IP policy in Africa – Comesa leads – 16 May 2013
South Africa’s TK Bills test the implementation of a Constitutional Court judgment – 8 May 2013
The Africa IP Forum: a retrospective – 18 March 2013
Postponed Africa IP Forum scheduled for 26 – 27 February 2013 – 11 February 2013
PAIPO Phoenix – 4 February 2013
PAIPO is dead! Long live PAIPO – 29 January 2013
Piping up on PAIPO – 16 October 2012