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Client update - November 2007
Client update - November 2007

Adams & Adams client newsletter (Intellectual property and general, commercial attorneys).

Active in Africa  update - December 2006
Active in Africa update - December 2006

This brief synopsis, dealing in the main with developments on the trade mark law front in Africa, should serve to illustrate that many of the hitherto underdeveloped countries are attempting to make improvements on a legislative front to bring themselves in line with more progressive developing nations and, in due course, the Paris Convention and TRIPS.

Update - April 2005
Update - April 2005

Amendments – enactment of Merchandise Marks Regulations in terms of section 10 and 11 of the Merchandise Marks Act 17 of 1941

It’s all in the label
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.

Africa focus - June 2004
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.

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.

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.

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.