By Tavonga Chirikure, Intern. What is it? According to the World Intellectual Property Organization, intellectual property is “creations of the mind, such as inventions; literary and artistic works; designs; and symbols, names and images used in commerce.” These are intangible assets. IP is protected in law by, for example, patents, trade secrets, copyright and trademarks, […]
By Tavonga Chirikure, Intern. According to the World Intellectual Property Organization trade secrets are intellectual property (IP) rights on confidential information which may be sold or licensed. Trade Secrets Qualities of a trade secret commercially valuable because it is secret original known only to a limited group of persons, subject to reasonable steps taken by […]
By Tavonga Chirikure, Intern. An exclusive right granted for an invention, which is a product or process that provides, in general, a new way of doing something, or offers a new technical solution to a problem. To get a patent, technical information about the invention must be disclosed to the public in a patent application. […]
FINANCE ACT NO. 8 OF 2020. By Bianca W. Mahere, Associate. In our last article, we analysed the first part of the Finance Act No.8 of 2020. This article intends to take the reader through the remaining parts of the Amendment and highlight the salient provisions of the Act. Part II- Amendments to the Income […]
By Steve Munyaradzi Chikengezha, Junior Associate. In our second instalment we take a look at Copyright an area of Intellectual Property Law disregarded by many but a foundation and backbone for most artists, creatives, small-time entrepreneurs and start-ups. It is essential to appreciate the importance of copyright law so as to extract value out these […]
By Steve M. Chikengezha, Junior Associate. Exhibitions, Open days and Trade Fairs are becoming more common in a number of nations. These have not only stayed foreign but back home we are beginning to see a rise in the number of institutions hosting similar events. For example most universities, creative hubs and companies are starting […]
By Shamiso Mangwengwende, Associate The first part of this article explored the concept of Force Majeure which a party to a contract may invoke in the event that it is unable to perform its contractual obligations due to the occurrence of an unavoidable event. A party may invoke a common law doctrine known as Supervening […]
By Shamiso Mangwengwende, Associate The first part of this article explored the concept of Force Majeure which a party to a contract may invoke in the event that it is unable to perform its contractual obligations due to the occurrence of an unavoidable event. A party may invoke a common law doctrine known as Supervening […]
By Shamiso Mangwengwende, Associate A contract is based on an undertaking that is made by one or more parties to perform certain acts or obligations whose fulfillment will generally result in benefit accruing to the parties concerned. If a party defaults on its obligations, it is considered as breach of contract and the innocent party […]
(3) A liquidator of an insolvent estate who fails to submit to the Master an account or to pay over a sum of money within thirty (30) days from the date on which he or she became obliged to submit such account or pay over such sum of money, or fails to comply with the […]
