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 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. |
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 Prinsloo, J sitting as the Commissioner of Patents heard an appeal on 3 October 2011 to a decision of the Registrar of Patents, being the first respondent in the appeal, taken on 19 April 2011 refusing two requests by the Appellant for the rectification of the Register of Patents. |
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 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. |
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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. |
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 The very best of South African creativity was showcased at the Design Indaba Expo 2012 this past weekend at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. Emerging creatives and young entrepreneurs exhibited their products at this unique and new shopping experience. |
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 Adams & Adams, following on from the recent opening of its new offices in Tanzania and Burundi, and the merging of the Bowman Gilfillan IP practice into that of the firm on 1 March, is proud to announce the opening of an additional African office. |
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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 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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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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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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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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Adams & Adams - @Cr8veDesignHall – exhibiting at Design Indaba 2012. Come and see us at Cape Town ICC – Exhibitor stall 37.12. Internationally-acclaimed Intellectual Property practice Adams & Adams has been appointed the official attorneys and associate sponsor of the seventeenth annual Design Indaba. Ravi Naidoo, the CEO and founder of Design Indaba says “This is a first in the history of Design Indaba to partner with a law firm. We are very excited to be able to work with a law firm that appreciates the value of creativity and is focused on protecting the intellectual property of artists, designers and creative minds, on board.” |
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 South African patent practitioners and patent applicants alike will be appreciative of the fact that the US patent system has some peculiarities in respect of patent systems over most other countries. The recently enacted Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (‘the AIA’), however, brings about significant change in the patent system of the United States, bringing it into closer alignment with more common international practices in patent law. The AIA was signed into law by US Pres. Barack Obama on 16 September 2011 and most of its provisions will come into force within the following year. |
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Adams & Adams – now the largest intellectual property practice in Africa and in the southern hemisphere is consolidating its positioning on the African continent with the opening of offices in Tanzania and Burundi. These offices are the third and fourth African offices in the Adams & Adams organisation. This development follows just weeks after the firm’s merger of the intellectual property practice of Bowman Gilfillan into its own. |
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 The National Lotteries Board has acted swiftly in responding to proceedings instituted by NGO Molteno Language and Literacy Institute, represented by law firm Adams & Adams last week. |
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‘At a time when we’re having to take such difficult decisions about how to cut back without damaging the things that matter the most, we should strain every sinew to cut error, waste and fraud.’ David Cameron - Prime Minister of Britain |
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The firm practises directly in several Southern African countries and through long-established associates in others.
