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Significant ruling on geographical place names for services
The Development at Century City
The Supreme Court of Appeal handed down judgment in the case of Century City Apartments Property Services CC and the Registrar of Companies and Close Corporations v Century City Property Owners Association (SCA CASE NO 57 of 2009) on 27 November 2009, ruling that the mark CENTURY CITY for services in classes 36, 41 and 42 has become a sign which may serve in trade to designate the geographical origin of services, and hence ordered that the trade mark registrations for it be revoked. |
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