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Laduma Ngxokolo on Design Indaba, finding fame and fortune, and protecting his work
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. |
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Emerging Creatives step out into the global design arena
Wondering who’s the next up-and-coming talent on the South African design scene? Well, 39 uniquely distinctive designers, across of fields of design from jewellery – students from the Thukuhuka Development Jewellery Design Programme and the College of Cape Town Gugulethu Campus jewellery designers will also attend - and industrial design, to photography and music, and furniture and lighting, will be waiting in the wings of the 17th annual Design Indaba Expo on 2 to 4 March 2012 as they eagerly await the outcome of the Emerging Creative programme sponsored by the Department of Arts and Culture. |
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The Best of Gastro 2012: Stable Table (E.Ahlström Oy)
Adams & Adams has been involved in the filing and prosecution of the basic “Stable Table” inventions since 1997. StableTable® is a range of patented, self-stabilising tables that works both inside and out and can help caterers solve issues caused by uneven floors. It can be used on any surface including tiles, wood or cobblestones, manages height differences up to 20-25mm, and can be fitted with any type of table top. |
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LIGHTS, CAMERA, PIRACY?
South Africa has a treasure trove of indigenous stories which is passed down orally from generation to generation and while this culture of storytelling remains intact; it is transforming and entering new mediums such as films. Local films, such as Tsotsi, have received international acclaim and bear testament to the fact that South Africans are great storytellers. But success and popularity in the film industry ultimately attracts unwanted attention in the form of piracy! |
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Keeping up with the Kaftans
There is no denying that cultural and traditional wear is a source of inspiration in the fashion industry. Take the kaftan for example, traditionally worn by women in the Middle East, this garment is quickly growing on fashionistas around the world. |
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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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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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More than just a pretty face ... time for design protection
For centuries humankind has been obsessed with adornment, with many an ancient burial site having revealed articles of adornment, still breathtakingly beautiful, mysterious, alluring and strangely familiar. So what’s with this fascination for things beautiful? Countless hours, across many disciplines, have been, and continue to be, dedicated to our better understanding of this, one truth being that it is very likely that this fascination shall prevail for a long time to come. |
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Clean up the register before enforcing your design
In an application to the High Court to enforce an order of the Supreme Court of Appeal, it was successfully argued on behalf of the first, second and third respondents, who are our clients, that the proceedings to enforce the order should be stayed until the determination of a pending review application. The order of the Supreme Court of Appeal interdicts one of the respondents from infringing a registered design. The pending review application was instituted by another of the respondents. |
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Sao Tome & Principe acceded to the Hague Agreement
The Government of Sao Tome and Principe deposited on 8 September 2008, with the Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), its instrument of accession to the Geneva (1999) Act of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs. The 1999 Act will enter into force in respect of Sao Tome and Principe on 8 December 2008. |
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Examination of design applications in Kuwait
The Kuwait Designs Office has reinstated examination of design applications. Design applications are now examined as to form, local novelty and industrial applicability. However, currently the Designs Office is only examining design applications filed since 1993, examination in respect of recently filed applications is still on hold. |
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WIPO Welcomes Accession by OAPI to Key Industrial Designs Treaty
The Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Dr. Kamil Idris, welcomed the accession by the African Intellectual Property Organization (known by its French acronym OAPI - Organisation africaine de la propriété intellectuelle) to the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs on June 16, 2008. The Geneva Act is one of the three treaties that govern the Hague System for the international registration of industrial designs and offer businesses in all participating countries a simple, affordable and efficient way of obtaining and maintaining their industrial designs portfolios. |
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Lip-smacking ruling by ASA Final Appeal Committee
On 16 July 2007 the Final Appeal Committee of the Advertising Standards Authority handed down a lip-smacking ruling in the matter between Carma Laboratories Inc. (the Complainant) and Avid Brands SA (Pty) Ltd (the Respondent) which makes it clear that South African businesses should be wary of copying the advertising of internationally sold products. |
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Registered design infringement
The Netherlands Company Koninklijke Philips Electronics N V is the registered proprietor of aesthetic design A99/0206 in respect of a steam iron. Together with Philips SA (Pty) Ltd they brought an application against Kenwood Home Appliances (Pty) Ltd for a final interdict for infringement of their registered design, alternatively an interim interdict. |
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The firm practises directly in several Southern African countries and through long-established associates in others.
