Author Archives: tobiasschonwetter

The Open A.I.R. project – African innovation research and training on the role of intellectual property in open development – is helping African innovators, creators and entrepreneurs turn knowledge into concrete practices that have the potential to transform economies and … Continue reading →

Copyright law aims to strike a fair balance between the interests of rights holders and users of copyright protected materials. In the digital age, however, this delicate balance is under threat. Digital technologies facilitate unprecedented access to information but also … Continue reading →

On 26 August 2011, the Law, Race & Gender Unit’s Rural Women Action Project will host a lunch time seminar on “Traditional knowledge, intellectual property rights, power and benefit sharing: case studies/ evidence from Pelargonium, Rooibos and Hoodia”. The seminar … Continue reading →

 The Power of Open: Stories of creators sharing knowledge, art, & data using Creative Commons Released a couple weeks ago, The Power of Open demonstrates the impact of Creative Commons through stories of successful use of our tools by artists, … Continue reading →

The Open African Innovation Research and Training (Open AIR) initiative on the role of intellectual property (IP) in open development invites applications for a three- or six-month Fellowship to live in Cape Town, South Africa, and work on Open AIR … Continue reading →

The Intellectual Property Law and Policy Research Unit, in the University of Cape Town (UCT) Faculty of Law, is seeking a Project Manager to serve on a 30-month (2.5-year) fixed-term contract in managing the Open AIR international research and training … Continue reading →

The Open AIR research and training project on the role of IP in open development is inviting preliminary proposals for research case studies in the area of IP, open innovation and collaborative creativity in Africa. Open AIR’s central aim is … Continue reading →

This week (until 17 September), interested individuals can sign-up for the third cycle of Peer-2-Peer Univerity’s (P2PU) “Copyright for Educators in South Africa” course, facilitated by the IP unit’s Dr Tobias Schonwetter. The course is for educators who want to … Continue reading →

Wednesday, 15th September 2010 at the Breakwater Lodge in Cape Town On 15th September 2010, the UCT Intellectual Property Law & Policy Research Unit is going to co-host, together with the DTI and the USPTO, the non-profit PIPRA, a 1-day workshop on IP, … Continue reading →

On 2 August 2010, the Department of Science in Technology announced the Proclamation of the Intellectual Property Rights from Publicly Financed Research and Development Act, 51 of 2008 (Published in the Government Gazette Vol.541  No.33422 on 30 July 2010) and … Continue reading →