New regulations on foodstuffs for infants - discouraging alternatives to breastfeeding?

The proposed regulations on foodstuffs for children and infants seem to criminalise women who for whatever reason, are not able to, or choose not to breastfeed.

This is according to Marilyn Krige, partner at Adams and Adams, leading attorneys in intellectual property law.

FIFA’s first South African domain name victory

FIFA secured a transfer of the domain name fifa.co.za after it successfully objected to the registration of the domain name in the name of X Yin (“the Registrant”), by lodging a complaint with the South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law, the recently accredited alternative dispute resolution provider for domain names in the .co.za name space.

Seen in the light of rights

Anthony Hamilton Russell and Southern Right Cellars (Pty) Limited have corked Bonnievale Co-op Wynkelders Beperk’s sale of a range of wines under the trade mark Southern Lights. 

McBiscuit succeeds against McDonald’s

McDonald’s International Property Co. Ltd vs Dean Desmond Gianni and the Registrar of Trade Marks, an unreported Appeal decision of the Full Bench of the Transvaal Provincial Division of the High Court of South Africa in Case No. 1998/09833 delivered 2 October 2007.

Proposed prohibition on certain words and emblems for FIFA World Cup 2010

The public service strike in South Africa has resulted in a delay at the Government Printers. Please now find Notice 787 of 2007 dated 21 June 2007 relating to the proposed prohibition of certain words and emblems for FIFA World Cup 2010 (although the notice erroneously refers to 2007), which might be of interest to you.