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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.

Under our current constitutional dispensation, and in light of the Constitutional Court judgement in Barkhuizen v Napier (2007 (5) SA 323), it was generally accepted that our courts, by virtue of public policy, have the power to refuse to give effect to the implementation of contractual provisions which it regards to be unreasonable, unfair or in bad faith.

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.

Adams & Adams - @Cr8veDesignHall – exhibiting at Design Indaba 2012.  Come and see us at Cape Town ICC – Exhibitor stall 37.12.

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 17^th 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.

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.

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!