Copyright does NOT need to be registered in South Africa It is not possible to register copyright photographs in South Africa, unlike other forms of intellectual property, copyright vests in the...

Smit & Van Wyk provides a full range of Intellectual Proeprty legal services in all African countries where protection is available. We can provide information on the filing requirements in each of the African countries and can also offer information on the various regional IP organisations such as ARIPO, OAPI and the Madrid protocol. We work with a network of trusted and knowledgeable agents to develop the best possible solution to each of our clients’ IP needs in Africa.
Copyright does NOT need to be registered in South Africa It is not possible to register copyright photographs in South Africa, unlike other forms of intellectual property, copyright vests in the...