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This #IPThursday is by public demand. This week we’ll take a look at the ongoing trade mark dispute between Coachella and Afrochella. As this is still ongoing, just think of it as Part 1. 
This one starts in 1993 with a man called Paul Tollett, who owned the concert promotion company Golden Voice. Golden Voice was organizing a concert for a band named Pearl Jam and were trying to have it at a venue in Los Angeles.
The company then held the concert at the Empire Polo Club in California, which wasn’t known historically for hosting large events. It was a success and the idea for hosting a music festival at the Polo Club was born.
Another week, Another #IPThursday. Sorry its late, life happened. This week we take a quick look at the “Sun Jam” case recently decided by the Zim Supreme Court.
Our story this week takes part in a Teapot country formerly known as the bread basket of Africa, Zimbabwe. Why did I just mention that we were the bread basket of Africa?
Well because its important to set the scene, just so we all understand the importance that Zimbos attach to certain food products.
Sorry for the wait good people, life ya know! Welcome to another week and another #IPThursday! This week we’ll do one on one of the most infringed trade marks in the world. The adidas 3 stripes.
I’ll start our story in the very beginning, as far back as the 1st World War…..Well soon after the 1st World War, with this man Adolf…..Dassler. Not the most famous Adolf. Although after WW1…….Dassler joined Hitler’s Nazis for WW2.
Anyways, thats besides the point. After WW1, Dassler decided to start producing shoes. He got his little brother Rudolph to help him out. I really should get my lil brother or sister to help me out with these threads too….
Its #IPThursday again good people. Sorry for missing last week, but we’re back to regular programming. This week we take a look at the Harry Potter lawsuits.
Our starring this week, is Joanne Rowling. Born on 31 July 1965, she is one of the best selling authors ever.
She was born and raised somewhere in England, in a county whose name I’m lazy to type. Growing up, one of her high school teachers said se was bright, but not really exceptional. She took up English at A-Level and of course, she killed it. Got As in the process.
By popular demand. Its #IPThursday. This week we look a look at the IP issues surrounding the #JerusalemaChallenge. Can Warner Music sue the people who took part in it?
The star of our story this week is Kgaogelo Moagi, but you probably know him by his stage name “Master KG”. Born on 31 Jan 1996 in a village close to Tzaneen in Limpopo, he is one of the biggest artists in South Africa.
I had no idea he was this young, but then it me...96s are 25 this year 😭😭😭. Siyaguga.
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 harsh..... just not from the original company.
Meet Ralph, Ralph Lifshitz, or as we have come to know him, Ralph Lauren. Ralph was born and raised New York City, the youngest of 4 kids and your typical last born.
In his college years, Ralph pursued a career in business but he dropped out after two years, something only a last born would dare try to do.
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 ways of exploiting trade mark law.
If you’re familiar with these threads, you know we start from the very beginning. The year is 1976, in a garage somewhere in a California surbub, three men Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne.
The three tech geeks wanted to create a computer. Wozniak or Woz, as they called him was slightly ahead of the curve. He hand-built the first computer, the Apple 1. So in order to fund this project, they all committed to selling some personal assets.
Welcome to another edition of #IPThursday. Its part 3 and last of the Cola Wars. This one is really something out of a heist movie. It involved the theft of IP, an FBI agent and a criminal case. At its core, this is a lesson of what can happen if you expose trade secrets.
Lets pick it up from the beginning again. In 1886, a man named John Pemberton blended syrup with carbonated water, coca, other extracts and even cocaine to make what we know now as Coca-Cola.
He went through some tough times financially, so just two years later he sold the recipe to Asa Candler for about $2k. Candler started distributing the drink throughout the US, and the rest is history!
Its #IPThursday again good people. I know it came late, sorry for the wait! This week I decided to continue with the Cola Wars, so think of this as part 2 of Coke V Pepsi. This week, the question is whether you can have a trade mark in the shape of a bottle.
Lets start with a quick recap from last week shall we? Coca-cola had established itself as the leading soft drink manufacturer in the world.
Despite their success and dominance over the 19th century, Coke began to face competition from Pepsi over the decades. Leading to the Cola Wars. Pepsi Cola grew in popularity through intensive marketing, while at the same time Coke grew to become a truly global brand.
Another week, another #IPThursday good people! We’ve all heard of the “Cola Wars” and this week I’ll be going through this war but with a twist (literally). Its Coke v Pepsi in TWIST trade mark case.
Our story begins sometime during the Battle of Columbus around 1865. US military member John Pemberton sustained a battle wound which left him in a fair bit of pain.
To ease the pain, he started using morphine, which he quickly became addicted to. In fact he became so addicted to the stuff he decided to look for alternatives that were “morphine free”.
Welcome to another edition of #IPThursday good people. This week we’re going through the battle between Epic Games’ Fortnite and several artists including the owners of the Milly Rock, the Carlton dance and the Floss.
Question: Are dance moves protected by Copyright?
Question: Are dance moves protected by Copyright?
As usual, we gotta start at the very beginning. In 1991 Tim Sweeney founded the company Potomac Computer Systems. At the time Sweeney was a student at Maryland University in the USA.
The idea was for this to become a computer consulting company, however he ditched this idea soon thereafter and he decided to focus on making video games.
Welcome to #IPThursday again good people! This week we’re going through the story of Brenda Fassie and the legal issues surrounding her much anticipated Biopic.
NB: Special thanks to Prof @ZakesMda for helping me with some info on this one!
NB: Special thanks to Prof @ZakesMda for helping me with some info on this one!
The star of our story today is none other than the Queen of South African Pop, MaBrrr, Brenda Fassie. Born on 3 November 1964, she is probably South Africa’s greatest ever entertainer.
MaBrrr began her music career as a child, singing for tourists in Cape Town, with the help of her mother. Even as a child, Brenda had big ambitions and so she did what a lot of us have done at one point in our lives, she left home to pursue a career in Joburg, Soweto to be exact.
Its #IPThursday again good people. This one if fresh off the news shelf, so I thought we’d go through it this week! Its Tracy Chapman v Nicki Minaj.
Question is, can one still sample a song when the owner says “No!!!” multiple times?
Question is, can one still sample a song when the owner says “No!!!” multiple times?
The star of our story today is Tracy Chapman, born March 30 1964, she is one of the most popular artists to come out of the US during the late 80s.
Tracy was raised by her single mother and she always had a passion and talent for music. Although she would perform at shows and coffeehouses, she never seriously pursued it commercially....until the 80s
Welcome to #IPThursday, where we go through cool IP stories with your Favourite Lawyer. Given that Apple dropped the new IOS this week, I thought we’d do the famous war of Apple vs Samsung, who’s corner are you in?
Our story begins in 2004, the CEO and founder of Apple Inc. Steve Jobs, or as we’d call him in Southern Africa “Stevovo”, wanted to get into the cellphone business. At the time, Apple’s primary focus was on computers, specifically the MacBook.
Although Apple had released the i-pad in earlier years, which had been a success, Jobs wanted to create a phone that would be just as easy to use, but would not go easy on your wallet.
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 is, should you have a say in how your song is sampled if you sold the rights to someone else.
The first star of our story today is Beyoncé’s husband, 😂 I mean, Shawn Carter, better known by his stage name. Born in December 1969, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest rappers of all time.
Jay Z rose to fame in the early 90s. Initially, he was unable to secure a record deal, so he decided to form his own label, Roc-A-Fella-Records in 1995. He got to straight to work and released his album “Reasonable Doubt” the following year. It was a huge success!
Its #IPThursday again. This week we take a look at the dramatic story of the Ultimate Warrior‘s long war with Vince McMahon and the WWE. The question this week is, who owns the Character IP and the names of the wrestlers, the wrestler himself or the WWE.
Our story this week begins in 1982, Vince McMahon wanted to create a wrestling company that would be the biggest in the world. At the time, he worked with his father, Vince Senior, who owned a wrestling company.
There were a few other wrestling companies around at the time, but none that were big global brands. So in 1983 Vince and his wife Linda bought his father’s company and the WWF was born.
Its #IPThursday again! At times even the greatest artists of all time are guilty of “borrowing” songs unlawfully. We take a look at the legal drama surrounding one of Michael Jackson’s best songs.
Q: Why do some artists never want to follow the legal process before sampling?
Q: Why do some artists never want to follow the legal process before sampling?
The star of our story is the King of Pop, Michael Jackson (“MJ”). Born in August 1958, MJ is widely regarded as one of the greatest artists to ever live.
He rose to fame in the early 70s, performing with his brothers as part of the Jackson 5. However, it was only as a solo artist that he became a global star. In the late 70s he teamed up with Quincy Jones and released his first album “Off the wall”.
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 a “traditional” song, the first to record it, or the one who makes it famous or......none of them?
The question today, is who should own the rights to a “traditional” song, the first to record it, or the one who makes it famous or......none of them?
Our story this week begins in 2004, FIFA awarded the hosting rights for the 2010 World Cup to South Africa. It would be the first football World Cup on the continent and potentially the biggest sporting event ever.
Preparations for the spectacle began and naturally, brown envelopes and black briefcases exchanged hands to get this done. After all, this is Africa. Over the years, SAFA and FIFA got everything in place and when 2010 came around, only one thing was left.....an official song.
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 behind Mike Tyson’s face tattoo. The big question today is, who should own the copyright in a tattoo?
The star of our show today is none other than “Iron” Mike Tyson. Born on the 30th of June 1966, Tyson is considered one of the greatest boxers of all time.
Tyson rose to fame in the 1980s by becoming the youngest boxer to hold a heavyweight title, winning his first one in 1985 at just 20 years of age. Most of Tyson’s wins were by knockout which was incredible and naturally, he was compared to the great Muhammad Ali.
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 started out as David v Goliath in fast food chains, to very bitter and often petty Trade Mark battles over 30 years.
Its started out as David v Goliath in fast food chains, to very bitter and often petty Trade Mark battles over 30 years.
I’ll start this story at the very beginning, in 1930 to be exact. Harland David Sanders, born in 1890, was considering going into the food industry.
Harland had learnt how to cook from his mother and he thought he was good enough to do it commercially. Having bounced around a few jobs throughout his career, he had finally decided to pursue his passion....frying chicken.
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 in a creative work?
Our story begins in July 2011. This man, David Slater a British wildlife photographer took a 3 week trip to Indonesia. His goal was to take pictures of macaque monkeys, a species of monkeys found in Indonesia. He had been doing so for a few years at this point.
He found a group of them in North Sulawesi, Indonesia and started following them around. I’m sure the poor monkeys thought this was incredibly strange. Like why is this human stalking us?!
It’s #IPThursday Good People! The following thread tells the story of N!xau, the man who starred in “The Gods Must Be Crazy”.
The question to ask yourself is, to what extent should film companies be responsible in improving the lives of their poor and illiterate artists?
The question to ask yourself is, to what extent should film companies be responsible in improving the lives of their poor and illiterate artists?
Our story this week begins in 1980, at the peak of apartheid. Jacobus “Jamie” Uys (pronounced “Eys”)wanted to make a film that would distract the people from the problems facing SA. His ultimate goal was to make a slapstick comedy based on two worlds colliding.
He decided to tell the story based off the Khoisan people of the Kalahari. His idea was produce a documentary style comedy showing a khoisan interacting with modern civilization for the very first time.
Its that time of the week again good people #IPThursday, where we bring Intellectual Property chats to social media.
The following thread concerns 20 years of exploitation. It’s the story of the “Please Call Me” case.
The following thread concerns 20 years of exploitation. It’s the story of the “Please Call Me” case.
Our story begins in the year 2000. It centers around Nkosana Kenneth Makate, @makate_nkosana who was an intern at Vodacom. Vodacom is one of Africa’s biggest network providers, it is largely owned by Telkom and UK telecoms giant Vodafone.
At the time, Makate was in a long distance entanglement with his then girlfriend, a student, who would later become his wife. As many of you know, long distance entanglements are not easy.
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 mark.
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 mark.
Our story begins in 1997, 3 PhD students at Stanford University, namely, Larry Page, Sergey Brin and Scott Hassan (not in pic) were working on a project together. Their idea was to write code for a search engine that would be different from what already existed.
Hassan wrote most of the code, however, he left before the company was actually formed. The search engine was initially called “PageRub” and it would rank the search results in order of importance and the manner in which sites linked back to the original site.
