The Procurement of Patented Covid-19 Vaccines for Public Purpose
Two months after first report from Wuhan that there was a pneumonia-like disease which later was associated with a coronavirus (Covid-19), the minister of health reported that South Africa had its first case. This was over a year ago. The country now has over...
The uncertainty brought to intellectual property rights owners by the Constitution Eighteenth Amendment Bill and the Expropriation Bill 2020
Background On the 20th February 2017 at the 54th National Conference of the African National Congress (ANC), the ANC’s commission on economic transformation came to a consensus that the ruling party must pursue an amendment of section 25 of the Constitution to permit...
How to protect your great idea
Aspiring entrepreneurs often come up with innovative designs and ideas within their business. These may trigger a host of questions regarding intellectual property (IP), patenting and protection of their idea/design. I asked Roy Taberer, a patent attorney from Taberer...
Your Personal Information – a valuable asset that must be protected
The Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI) seems to have been around a long time. It has. It came into law in 2014 however most of the Act was suspended until the Regulator, tasked with administering and enforcing the Act, was up and running. Well that has...
From Idea to Reality: THEYA Healthcare
Taberer Attorneys is proud to be associated with clients who have shown the drive and commitment needed to translate an idea or invention into reality - to become successful businesses, well positioned for the future. Over the next few weeks we’ll be showcasing some...
Marnus Broodryk and Roy Taberer weigh in on Ubuntu Baba
In her latest article, Carmen Murray highlights the incident this year where a small business owner, Shannon McLaughlin of Ubuntu Baba, discovered that her baby carrier product was blatantly copied and even called the same name by the retail giant, Woolworths. She...
Roy Taberer features on The Carmen Murray Show!
Ubuntu Baba: How do you protect your ideas? Marnus Broodryk, Shannon McLaughlin, Roy Taberer, Kimberleigh Stark Shannon McLaughlin, owner of the Ubuntu Baba baby carrier, recently took on Woolworths for "stealing" her baby carrier design. This leads to an important...
“Scamper” into 2019!
Steve Reid The City of Cape Town runs an annual ideas competition called #YouthStartCT competition. The competition sees over 160 entrants drawn from around Cape Town going through business activation training and pitching the business idea they entered. I am...
Roy Taberer speaks on SAFM’s Viewpoint show on the need for innovators to protect their ideas
Roy Taberer speaks on SAFM's Viewpoint show on the need for innovators to protect their ideas. Listen to the interview here: https://iono.fm/e/631733?fbclid=IwAR1_ifAoMgN5Vye-Wojk78PIJvmFJr0K-mx0frBqHTqQp8KKbze6Xu5rXN4
From Idea to Reality: Microbide
Taberer Attorneys is proud to be associated with clients who have shown the drive and commitment needed to translate an idea or invention into reality - to become successful businesses, well positioned for the future. Over the next few weeks we’ll be showcasing some...
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