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Paying homage to the next generation of advertising greats – The Loeries Adams & Adams Young Creative Category

Tenacious, brave, hardworking, ‘out of the box’ , spurred on by an inner creative spirit.  These are just some of the qualities of the entrants in the Loeries Young Creatives Awards Category should have. “What’s more they represent characteristics which resonate with the Adams & Adams brand,” says Mariette du Plessis, senior partner at law firm Adams & Adams.

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”.

The South African Supreme Court of Appeal has handed down an important judgement for pharma trade marks. The case of Adcock Ingram v Cipla Medpro reconsidered the notion that pharmaceuticals sold on prescription are less likely to be confused because they are dispensed by trained professionals in regulated circumstances. In doing so the Court questioned the relevance of findings in a 1983 leading case, also involving Adcock, in contemporary society.

After a 20 year legal battle, the Federal Court of Canada has finally ruled that the well-known roar of the Metro-Goldwyn Mayer lion, which has been heard during the opening credits of movies produced by the film studio since 1924, can be registered as a trade mark in that country. The Registrar of Trade Marks had initially refused an application to register the sound trade mark application on the basis that it is not cable of being a trade mark.

Piracy: Definition – in the context of this article -

“a person who uses or reproduces the work or invention of another without authorisation”.

“Watching a tree trunk, a piece of wood or a pile of planks transform into something beautiful is what does it for me” – Mike van Heerden, emerging creative and winner of the ‘Most Creative Stand’ at this year’s Design Indaba.

25-year old Laduma Ngxokolo is an internationally acclaimed and award-winning textile designer of ethnic-inspired knitwear. A young proudly African Port Elizabeth-based designer, Laduma’s talent was nurtured early by his late mother, Lindelwa Ngxokolo.

The concise Oxford Dictionary defines GreenWashing as “the act of misleading consumers regarding the environmental practices of a company or the environmental benefits of a product or service”. 

Swartkops Sea Salt (Pty) Ltd v Cerebos Limited: Side by side comparisons in South African passing-off

Introduction

In Swartkops Sea Salt (Pty) Ltd v Cerebos Limited[1] the Eastern Cape High Court was called upon to decide whether Cerebos’ braai[2]salt get-up amounted to passing-off in respect of Swartkops’ braai salt.

A global survey conducted by The Nielsen Company revealed that over 85 percent of the world’s online population has purchased products online, with half of this population purchasing online at least once a month.  An increasing number of consumers are abandoning shopping malls for the safer and more convenient online shopping experience. A customer of the Web 2.0 generation is also more than likely to read comments on the internet regarding a particular product, rather than viewing the product in-store.

Bob Marley wrote - “Get up, stand up, stand up for your rights”. And that’s just what intellectual property law firm Adams & Adams has been doing for the past 100 years.  Protecting the rights of those in the entertainment industry, from musicians, and composers, to artists, authors and film makers.

Many franchise systems involve the manufacturing of products or the sale of those products to the public. Sometimes, something goes wrong in the process and the products cause harm to consumers. Both franchisors and franchisees need to consider what the implications will be if that happens. Such harm can lead to significant claims against franchisors or franchisees and steps must be taken to deal with the risks involved.