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Recent developments in the patent field - May 2004
Recent developments in the patent field - May 2004

Recent developments in the patent field, patents amendment bill, medicines: new legislative and regulatory framework for medicines, recent trade mark decisions, registration of colours, impact of abbreviations, wrongly issued registrations and certificates.

Growing our own timber - May 2004
Growing our own timber - May 2004

Adams & Adams holds the conviction that, from a growth strategy perspective and for achievement of transformation goals, a sustainable success rate can be achieved by a process of “homogeneous growth’’, which includes focused and proactive recruitment, intensive and tailor-made internal training programmes, with personal mentoring and, providing young qualified practitioners with opportunities for specialisation and practice expansion in an enabling and supportive environment.

Albex v. All Blax : the battle of the bleaches
Albex v. All Blax : the battle of the bleaches

Albez is a well known registered trade mark for household bleach in South Africa. 

How much taste can one publisher have?
How much taste can one publisher have?

When South African blue-chip retailer, Woolworths (Pty) Limited ("Woolworths"), announced in August 2003 the imminent September launch and publication of its magazine, Woolworths TASTE, it raised the hackles of the publishers of GOOD TASTE magazine

Focus on trade marks insert - June 2003
Focus on trade marks insert - June 2003

The specialised litigation unit in the General Law department of A&A dealing with personal injury claims has built up, over the past decade or more, an impressive record of successful claims against the Road Accident Fund.

Focus on trade marks - June 2003
Focus on trade marks - June 2003

Two recent legislative amendments introduced measures to prohibit ambush marketing in South Africa, ie. intentional conduct on the part of a person or company to obtain an unjustified promotional benefit from a sponsored event, such as sponsored sports or cultural events or other recreational activities.

Audit due diligence and valuations
Audit due diligence and valuations

The capital of a successful business enterprise is generally composed
of working capital, fixed assets and intellectual capital.  This is a
combination of assets used by successful companies for expanding
their participation in industry and for maximising their profits.

What can be protected by design registration?
What can be protected by design registration?

Intellectual property, although intangible, is a valuable asset on the balance sheet of any business - in many cases exceeding in actual marketable value the fixed property of the business. 

Focus on patents - April 2003
Focus on patents - April 2003

A bolar-type provision has been incorporated in the South African Patents Act, 1978 as a new section 69A.

Focus on Adams & Adams - April 2003
Focus on Adams & Adams - April 2003

Adams & Adams has been top-rated for the last few years, both nationally and internationally. The firm did it again in surveys conducted during 2002.