by Michelle Taberer | Sep 4, 2020 | Article
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...
by Michelle Taberer | Mar 6, 2019 | Article, Blog
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...
by Michelle Taberer | Feb 4, 2019 | Article
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...
by Michelle Taberer | Jan 28, 2019 | Article
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...
by Michelle Taberer | Jan 17, 2019 | Article
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...
