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MTN SAMA awards winner – Solly Mahlangu
MTN SAMA awards winner – Solly Mahlangu tackles contracts and trademarks with law firm Adams & Adams
Mwamba Mwamba! Winner of the 2012 MTN SAMA Awards best Traditional Faith Album. The exuberant title reflects the work of multi-award winning gospel singer Pastor Solly Mahlangu who spent two years travelling across South Africa and both East and West Africa in search of inspiration for his latest album. |
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The prisoner’s song, your ‘Loslappie’ and my record sales
A homeless man sits under the dry Oudtshoorn sun singing a song his father used to sing. It is a song which had been passed down from generation to generation and is an adaptation of a 1926 all-time best-selling record. It is an Afrikaans version of The Prisoner’s Song by Vernon Dalhart which sold over seven million copies worldwide . It tells the original story of a man going to jail and leaving a loved one behind, but the melody is much different to that of Dalhart’s big success. |
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The world of numbers and rappers – protect your rights
Chico Hamilton once said, “A lot of musicians aren't proud; they'll do other work, just to be able to play music. I guess that's the way it's always going to be - musicians will have to suffer to a certain degree in order to obtain their outlet”. |
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Design Indaba’s Emerging Creatives – stories of inspiration
Mariette du Plessis, partner at Adams&Adams says she went to Design Indaba 2012, not quite knowing what to expect, but the incredible creative talents in South Africa exceeded her expectations. |
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Adams & Adams the largest IP firm in the southern hemisphere
The merger of the intellectual property practices of Adams and Adams and Bowman Gilfillan has created the largest intellectual property firm in the southern hemisphere. |
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Aspen gets the sniffles after trade mark battle
In a judgment handed down on 22 December 2011, the North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria ordered the cancellation of generic pharmaceutical giant, Aspen Pharmacare's registered trade mark ANDOSEPT. The court's order will effectively prevent Aspen from continuing to sell its ANDOSEPT pharyngeal product. |
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So just how big is your brand? And what’s it really worth?
GET THE ANSWER WITH ISO 10668:2010 |
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Total substantiation of Colgate's claims before the ASA
Colgate-Palmolive (Pty) Limited (“Colgate”) has successfully defended a number of advertising claims made in respect of its Colgate Total toothpaste product before the Advertising Standards Authority of South Africa (“ASA”). |
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35th ARIPO Administrative Council Meeting
The 35th ARIPO Administrative Council Meeting and Council of Ministers was held in Accra, Ghana from 28 -30 November 2011. The meeting sees the coming together of Registry and Government officials from each of the 18 ARIPO member states to discuss ARIPO operational matters as well as wider policy issues. |
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Cholesterol Ease - passing off cases not that easy
The Western Cape High Court per Acting Judge Cloete delivered judgement in the case of 3 Jerks Manufacturing CC v Vital Health Foods (Pty) Ltd (“Vital”) on 2 December 2011. Adams & Adams Cape Town Office represented the Respondent, Vital. |
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Satire vs The ASA Code
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Second Proposed Amendments are Highly Welcomed by Software Developers
The second proposed amendments (introduced during October 2011) seem to provide more clarity on most of the provisions which govern the research and development (R&D) tax incentive as compared to the first proposed amendments (introduced during June 2011). |
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Consumers do care about organic food & wine
We were recently notified by one of our Twitter followers of a survey published in Winetimes, where a research panel found that only 18% of wine consumers consider an organic certification to be an important influencing factor when purchasing wine. It appears that pricing and varietals play a more important role in the purchasing decision.
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Adams & Adams is proud to be involved with the PICA Awards
The night of the 17th of November 2011 recognised South Africa’s Magazine publishing professionals and as the partner of the 42nd annual PICA awards, the Adams & Adams team was present to award 12 individuals with their prestigious awards. The Magazine Publishing Association of South Africa had once again done an outstanding job of producing an amazing gala event that featured entertainment from Die Heuwels Fantasties and Willem Breytenbach. |
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New Designs Class 32 not so Classy?
In the Patent Journal of December 2010, a revised Schedule 3 of the Design Regulations was published. Schedule 3 sets out the classification system used in South Africa to classify designs. A number of minor amendments and additions to the classification system were made. Furthermore, a new class 32 for “graphic symbols and logos, surface patterns, ornamentation” was added, class 14 was amended to include a subclass 14-04 for screen displays and icons, and class 99, entitled “Miscellaneous” was deleted. |
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The firm practises directly in several Southern African countries and through long-established associates in others.
