Dean & Dyer’s Introduction to Intellectual Property Law in South Africa – 2nd Edition | Oxford University Press

Dean & Dyer’s Introduction to Intellectual Property Law in South Africa, Second Edition offers a rigorous and accessible introduction to the various branches of South African intellectual property law, published by Oxford University Press. This thoroughly revised and updated second edition addresses the many general developments in case law and amendments to relevant legislation that have occurred since the publication of the previous edition — making it an essential, current resource for law students and practitioners engaging with South African IP law.

What This Edition Covers

• All branches of South African IP law — comprehensive coverage of the various branches of intellectual property law in South Africa, including trademark law, copyright law, patent law, and related areas
• Updated case law and legislation — thoroughly revised to address the many general developments in case law and amendments to relevant legislation since the first edition
• Intellectual property in the digital environment — addresses the multifarious developments that have occurred within the digital environment as relevant to trademark and copyright law
• Artificial intelligence and copyright — includes discussion of artificial intelligence as an important and emerging development in the law of copyright
• Enquiring and pedagogical approach — offers an enquiring approach and a pedagogical framework that supports independent critical and reflective engagement with the subject matter

Benefits for Students and Practitioners

• Rigorous and accessible — combines academic rigour with clear, accessible writing that makes complex intellectual property law understandable for students and practitioners alike
• Thoroughly updated — fully revised second edition ensures readers have access to the most current developments in South African IP law, case law, and legislation
• Digital and AI coverage — addresses cutting-edge developments in digital IP and artificial intelligence, equipping students and practitioners for the evolving legal landscape
• Supports critical thinking — the enquiring pedagogical approach encourages independent critical and reflective engagement, developing the higher-order legal thinking skills essential for success in law studies and practice
• Essential tertiary resource — an authoritative introduction to South African intellectual property law, suitable for LLB students, postgraduate law students, and legal practitioners

Intellectual property law is at the heart of innovation, creativity, and commerce in the modern world — and Dean & Dyer’s Introduction to Intellectual Property Law in South Africa, Second Edition, gives every law student and practitioner the rigorous grounding, current knowledge, and critical framework they need to engage confidently with this dynamic and evolving area of South African law.

Publisher: Oxford University Press
Edition: 2nd Edition
Suitable for: LLB students, postgraduate law students, legal practitioners
Subject: South African Intellectual Property Law
ISBN: 9780190752156