#IPThursday

Its #IPThursday again good people! This was one also requested a lot. Its the story of how the Polo you wear in South Africa is fake. Well maybe fake is
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We’re back again good people! Its the first #IPThursday of 2021. This probably one of the the most frustrating stories to come out of post 94 South Africa. Its the
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Its #IPThursday with your Favourite Lawyer. Judging by my DMs, this is the most requested story yet, Shakira’s song Waka Waka.The question today, is who should own the rights to
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Its #IPThursday again good people! This week we go through the story of how two brothers “stole” some trade marks belonging to Apple Inc. This is all about the little
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Welcome to #IPThursday good people! Sorry for the wait. This week We take a look at one of Jay-Z’s biggest songs and the issue of moral rights. The question today
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Its #IPThursday again folks. This week we look at the story’s of Taylor Swift’s masters and just how cruel the music business can be....Even for the most successful artists. The
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Its #IPThursday again good people! Sorry for the wait. This week we take a look at how and why the WWF changes its name to the WWE. The chat today
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Welcome to #IPThursday !! The following thread deals with the issue of so called “Image Rights”. Specifically, can you prevent someone from using a photo of you, even if they
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Its #IPThursday again good people. Some of you know this case. But its basically about how the owner of Chicken Licken hijacked the McDonald’s trade mark in South Africa. Q:
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Its #IPThursday again guys! This week’s story is easy, no tricky legal question, its are these two songs similar to each other. Its Ed Sheeran vs TLC and then again,
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Welcome to #IPThursday but on a Sunday.The following thread concerns the Bafana Bafana trade mark and what I would describe as a huge mess in handling one of South Africa’s
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Its #IPThursday again good people!! The following thread is about the story of the Google trade mark and how becoming very very famous can actually make you lose your trade
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It’s time for #IPThursday with your favourite lawyer. Today we’re going Van Toeka Af, as far back as the 1980s, to what I like to call the “Chicken Wars”. Its
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Welcome to another addition of #IPThursday with your favourite lawyer. The following thread concerns the story of the famous Monkey Selfie, and whether or not an animal can own Copyright
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Welcome to #IPThursday with your Favourite Lawyer. If you have a tattoo or thinking of getting one, then this thread is for you. (I rhyme!). It concerns the legal issues
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It’s #IPThursday with your Favourite Lawyer again! Yesterday (1 July) was International Reggae Day, so I thought I’d do a thread on Bob Marley and one of the most controversial
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