Intellectual Property speaking
18/12/2007
For an invention to be patented, beside being new it must not encourage offensive or immoral behaviour.
Published in
Financial Mail November 30, 2007
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Patent regulations
Government Notice R2470 in Government Gazette 6247 of 15 December 1978
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Reptile Wars
The High Court of South Africa (Transvaal Provincial Division) has ruled in favour of Lacoste in a case involving alleged counterfeit goods and the use of a “REPTILE” device which was contended to infringe its well-known registered CROCODILE device. Judgment was handed down on 30 September 2008 in Lacoste S.A. (formerly La Chemise Lacoste) vs Long Chang Trading CC, TPD case number 29835/05. |
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Jessica Axelson
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Trade Mark Attorney
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The firm practises directly in several Southern African countries and through long-established associates in others.
