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- It’s all in the label
Clients in the footwear, clothing and accessory industries, take particular note. The Merchandise Marks Act (MMA) has been amended and regulations created in terms of sections 10 and 11, will in future regulate the way in which products imported into South Africa,are to be labelled.
- Download PDF | Category: Trade Marks | Posted: April 1, 2005
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- Trade mark dilution: you can’t laugh it off - September 2004
This Section is intended to protect proprietors of well-known trade marks against erosion and diminution of their rights through offending use by infringers but its full impact was not tested until 2003.
- Download PDF | Category: Trade Marks | Posted: September 30, 2004
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- Internet domain name scam - September 2004
It has recently come to our attention that several of our large South African clients have been approached by European businesses regarding the registration of domain names.
- Download PDF | Category: Trade Marks | Posted: September 30, 2004
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- Africa focus - June 2004
In the past, developments in Intellectual Property legislation and practice in Africa have been hamstrung by a lack of government commitment. The need to comply with the TRIPS Agreement has brought about changes in several countries across the continent and in this bulletin, we focus briefly on these and other changes and provide an overview on membership of the Madrid Protocol on the continent.
- Download PDF | Category: Trade Marks | Posted: June 30, 2004
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- Albex v. All Blax : the battle of the bleaches
Albez is a well known registered trade mark for household bleach in South Africa.
- Download PDF | Category: Trade Marks | Posted: February 1, 2004
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- 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
- Download PDF | Category: Trade Marks | Posted: December 1, 2003
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- 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.
- Download PDF | Category: Trade Marks | Posted: June 30, 2003
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- 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.
- Download PDF | Category: Trade Marks | Posted: June 30, 2003
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- South African Breweries International B.V. t/a SABMARK International v. Laugh It Off Promotions
The applicant is a company registered in Rotterdam, Netherlands, and trades in and controls the trade in a large range of products, largely alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. The respondent is a close corporation and offers for sale T-shirts bearing marks which are similar to a number of well-known trade marks, including those of the applicant. It does so through advertising on the internet.
- Download PDF | Category: Trade Marks | Posted: April 16, 2003
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- Grey goods: what are they and can they be imported legally? – August 2002
News items on legal topics in the areas of intellectual property and trade frequently refer to the importation of “grey goods”.
- Download PDF | Category: Trade Marks | Posted: August 30, 2002