Spoor & Fisher
Russia’s war on foreign intellectual property rights
19th May 2022 It was the Roman Statesman, Marcus Tullius Cicero who first used the phrase: Silent enim lēgēs inter arma – In times of war, the law falls silent.... →
Patents and the Metaverse
3rd May 2022 The digitally immersive world known as the Metaverse is rapidly evolving and getting much attention from an intellectual property perspective.... →
What is not patentable In South Africa?
4th April 2022 Intellectual Property refers to the creations of the human mind and has been increasingly recognised through the years for the value it brings to... →
Patent Marking and Virtual Patent Marking -What is it and should you do it?
29th March 2022 If you have you have just been granted a patent for an invention, what should you do next? You would have applied for a patent in order to protect... →
Spoor & Fisher achieves top ranking in Chambers Global Guide 2022
3rd March 2022 Spoor & Fisher has once again been recognised as one of South Africa’s top Intellectual Property firms for 2022, in the South Africa Legal... →
Let The Squid Trade Mark Games Begin
8th December 2021 Not resting on its laurels since releasing Squid Game, its most watched series to date, Netflix has been hard at work – filing trade mark... →
An IP Primer for Start-Ups in South Africa
26th October 2021 Vusi Thembekwayo, well-known South African venture capitalist, speaker and entrepreneur said, “You don’t need money to start, but to grow”. This is... →
Franchising in South Africa: What entrepreneurs must know to succeed
4th October 2021 Despite volatility and uncertainty in South Africa’s economy at present, franchising remains a viable option for South African entrepreneurs... →
