SOUTH AFRICA Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Daniel Pekar KISCH IP
KISCH IP has been a leader in IP and commercial matters in South Africa and Africa for more than 150 years. KISCH-IP’s skilled partners, dedicated sup - port staff and network of agents across Africa enable the firm to navigate various IP requirements across the continent. The firm has offices in South Africa and Jersey in the Channel Islands, and also has a growing tax advisory team. The trade mark department pro - vides a full range of trade mark-related services in South Africa and internationally. This encompasses trade mark prosecution services at all stages, includ -
ing searches, filings, compliance, publication, regis - trations, recordals and amendments, assignments, licences and renewals. KISCH-IP also provides trade mark enforcement at all stages, including infringe - ments, passing-off claims, ambush marketing, unlaw - ful competition, company name objections, domain name disputes and consumer/advertising-related matters. In terms of copyright, the team provides ad - vice on how and when copyright subsists, and how best to protect and enforce copyright to control the commercial exploitation of these rights.
Author
Daniel Pekar is a senior associate at KISCH IP in the trade mark prosecution department. His focus is on South African and international trade mark portfolio management, advising clients across various
industries with a wide array of prosecution and maintenance services. Daniel also advises clients in respect of compliance and enforcement of labelling regulations, copyright issues and several forms of intellectual property dispute resolution. Daniel frequently shares his knowledge on artificial intelligence as it relates to intellectual property, and his articles on labelling are regularly published.
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