{"id":77704,"date":"2025-04-29T16:55:09","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T14:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/?p=77704"},"modified":"2025-04-29T17:18:41","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T15:18:41","slug":"spu-celebrates-world-intellectual-property-day-30-april-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/spu-celebrates-world-intellectual-property-day-30-april-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"SPU celebrates World Intellectual Property Day &#8211; 30 April 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"77704\" class=\"elementor elementor-77704\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e6ba3b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e6ba3b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a62979e\" data-id=\"a62979e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad319c2 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad319c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Research Office invites you to join the celebration of World Intellectual Property (WIP) Day on 30 April 2025.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This year\u2019s theme explores the significance of intellectual property in the music industry, focusing on copyright protection and its impact on music and the arts.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><u>Event details<\/u><\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Theme:<\/strong> Intellectual Property (IP) and Music: Feel the Beat of IP<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Date: <\/strong>Wednesday,<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>30 April 2025<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Time: <\/strong>11:00 &#8211; 13:00<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Venue: <\/strong>South Campus Multipurpose Hall<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The programme will feature Ms Amina Suliman, a trademark and copyright attorney and partner at Adams &amp; Adams, who will provide expert insights on intellectual property and copyright. 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