Oct 29, 2013
The Protection of Personal Information Bill (POPI) has been passed by the National Assembly and is likely to be signed into law as an enforceable Act before the end of this year. The intention of POPI is sound in terms of establishing a protection of personal...
Oct 23, 2013
The Software Alliance has identified several areas of the draft National Policy on Intellectual Property (IP) as “worrying” and urges the Department of Trade and Industry to engage in an extended consultation period and a more concerted approach. “The...
Oct 11, 2013
With China becoming an increasingly important market for South African companies, the proposed changes to Chinese trademark law that were recently announced are of great importance, says Ilse du Plessis, director in Intellectual Property at ENSafrica. There has long...
Aug 14, 2013
The so-called “DNA Bill”, the Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Bill, has been adopted by the National Assembly’s oversight committee, paving the way to it being signed into law. Speaking to the committee last week, Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa says the...
