Irshaad Moidheen and Chris de Beer

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Irshaad Moidheen is a Senior Associate in the Commercial Department at Garlicke & Bousfield Inc. Irshaad obtained an LLB degree at the University of Durban-Westville and thereafter completed his LLM at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. He served articles at Spoor and Fisher, was admitted as an attorney in 2004 joining Garlicke & Bousfield as an Associate in 2005 and becoming a Senior Associate in 2011. Irshaad specialises in Intellectual Property Law which includes Trade Mark, Patent, Design, Copyright and Advertising Law and has had articles published in various law and business journals as well as the Network column of the Natal Mercury. He has recently been involved in research into the new legislation regarding the labelling of foodstuffs and was interviewed by the Advertising Standards Authority on Radio Today in October 2010.

Act aims to curb trade in fake goods and brands

Posted By: Irshaad Moidheen and Chris de Beeron: June 06, 2012In: Opinion

Counterfeiting is a world-wide phenomenon that involves the copying, cloning or impersonation of a genuine product without the consent of the owner. According to the World Customs Organisation, the international sales of counterfeit goods comprise a $600 billion industry representing between 5-7% of the total world trade. Chris de Beer and Irshaad Moidheen unpack the Act that […] Read more

The issues around ownership of copyright in SA

Posted By: Irshaad Moidheen and Chris de Beeron: April 12, 2011In: Communications

South Africa is a member of the Berne Convention which means that copyright will subsist in a “work” as defined in the Copyright Act 1978 once it is reduced to physical form and it will be protected as such in all the member countries. At the last count, there were approximately 164 countries which are […] Read more