Intellectual property can be many things including design, literary works, music, symbols, and images used in business. But what happens when things go wrong? Your logo is used by someone else, a competitor has copied your design… or even in one very extreme case – a monkey potentially owns the rights to your images! Darren Olivier and members of his IP Live team – Lita and Maureen – have over 30 years experience in IP law. They discuss various interesting cases where IP law had to be applied, and the lessons we can learn from it.
Adams & Adams is an internationally recognised and leading African law firm that specialises in providing intellectual property and commercial services.
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Trade Secrets behind the Coca-Cola bottle
Cleverly using the iconic Coca-Cola bottle as an example, Darren Olivier and team provide various insights into intellectual property law, and how it can affect you. They explain the process to make sure your products are secure under IP law.
IP live is brought to you by Adams & Adams – an internationally recognised and leading African law firm that specialises in providing intellectual property and commercial services.
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Monkey See Monkey Sue
A monkey steals your camera and manages to take incredible selfies. The photos could be worth a lot of money, until you discover that the monkey – not you – actually owns them. Darren Olivier and team discuss this real life case and who actually owns the material.
IP live is brought to you by Adams & Adams – an internationally recognised and leading African law firm that specialises in providing intellectual property and commercial services.
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The Basotho Blanket Saga
Can you preserve culture? And can someone capitalise on certain aspects of one’s culture? Darren Olivier and team discuss this using the Basotho blanket saga as an example where Louis Vuitton are making products inspired by the Basotho culture.
IP live is brought to you by Adams & Adams – an internationally recognised and leading African law firm that specialises in providing intellectual property and commercial services.
