News – Trade Marks
Counterfeit goods – using the waist wisely
When 28 000 pairs of counterfeit jeans were seized at Cape Town harbour in 1999, there was one place they were headed: a trench a few kilometres outside the city. With an increased number of counterfeit goods hitting SA shores, particularly from China, brand holders have destroyed thousands of “designer” handbags, shoes and clothing, says law firm Adams & Adams.
What is inside the bottle?
Consumers have the right to know what they swallow, says trade mark attorney Marilyn Krige, partner at Adams and Adams, leading attorneys in intellectual property law. Welcoming the regulations to govern the bottled water industry passed by the Department of Health recently, Krige says any industry that generates some R1,5 billion every year and supplies goods that people consume, should state clearly what it is offering.
BMW AG succeeds against replacement parts supplier
Commercial Auto Glass (Pty) Limited has been unsuccessful in its appeal against a judgment of the Transvaal Provincial Division of the High Court interdicting it from infringing the registered trade marks BMW, BM and 3-SERIES, and the unregistered well-known trade marks E30, E36 and E46, of BMW AG.
Health Warnings will soon be required on Alcoholic Beverages
Consumers have become accustomed to the health warnings found on cigarettes and other tobacco products. Similar health warnings will soon have to be placed on alcoholic beverages.
Best Global Brands Survey: 53% associated with Adams & Adams
Adams & Adams is proud to be associated with 53 of the top 100 brands worldwide, as identified in the Recent Best Global Brands Survey, conducted by Interbrand. The Interbrand rankings for 2007 are as follows: