Uganda to join ARIPO
30/12/2002
The existing five countries that have acceded to the Banjul Trade Marks Protocol are Zimbabwe, Malawi, Tanzania, Swaziland and Mozambique. All these countries are in the process of amending their domestic laws to comply with the TRIPS Agreement. The domestic laws do not yet give recognition to the Banjul Protocol and they therefore do not make provision for infringement based on an ARIPO registration.
It is apparently expected that all the countries would have amended their domestic laws by 1 January 2006. We shall update the information as and when it becomes available.
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Featured Act
Is an attorney allowed to set-off fees due to him against money collected by him on behalf of client
The above question was raised in the matter of Blakes Maphanga Incorporated vs Outsurance Insurance Company Limited, a matter which was heard in the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA).
The facts of the matter were briefly that the Appellant (“Blakes”) was a firm of attorneys and the Respondent (“Outsurance”) a client who had instructed the firm to represent it in close to 400 litigious matters. |
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Featured Case Law
McDonalds refused leave to appeal by Supreme Court of Appeal
In an order dated 28 January 2008, the Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa has dismissed (with costs) an application by McDonalds International Property Co. Limited for leave to appeal against a decision of the Full Bench of the Transvaal Provincial Division of the High Court upholding an earlier decision of the Registrar of Trade Marks refusing cancellation of the McBiscuit trade mark registration on the basis of several registrations for Mc and Mac trade marks. |
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The firm practises directly in several Southern African countries and through long-established associates in others.
