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Adams & Adams Opens Office in Angola
6/05/2010

We are pleased to announce the opening of Adams & Adams Angola in the capital, Luanda. The office, run by Jacinto Pedro Ucuahamba with the assistance of Elio Teixera from our Mozambique office, is now operational.

Adams & Adams Mozambique has been operational since last year. The extension of Adams & Adams’ practice to Angola is a natural progression in an effort to improve and enhance the services we offer to our clients in Africa. This is especially important in Angola which has a significant emerging economy but is hamstrung by perceived difficulties in protecting rights.

Adams & Adams is uniquely positioned to provide clients with services throughout Africa including ARIPO directly, through accommodation addresses or in collaboration with our local representatives with whom we have long standing relationships.

For further information on Angola or any other African countries please contact trademarks@adamsadams.co.za or patents@adamsadams.co.za.
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Nicky Garnett (Adams & Adams, Pretoria), Barros B.J Licenca (Director General of the Angola Industrial Property Institute (IAPI), Simon Brown (Adams & Adams, Pretoria), Jacinto Pedro Ucuahamba (Adams & Adams, Angola)
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One of the most controversial provisions of the CPA relates to the liability of suppliers. If someone supplies goods, and those goods cause harm to the consumer, the supplier will be liable for the harm. This will be the case even if the supplier was not negligent. Further, all parties in the supply chain can be held liable by the consumer. This includes the manufacturer, the wholesaler and the business that sells the goods to the public. 		  Related People Simon Brown
Partner (Co-Chairperson - Trade Marks Department)
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Head of Africa Patents
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The firm practises directly in several Southern African countries and through long-established associates in others.