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Delegation of rights and obligations under trade mark franchise agreements
Unilever South Africa, the South African licensee of the well-known OLA ice-cream brand, acquired the rights in the MILKY LANE franchise business and trade marks owned by Pleasure Foods in 2003. Unilever then required the existing franchisees to use the OLA trade mark and purchase OLA ice-cream.
Supreme Court of Appeal: soles get the boot
In a scathing judgment, the Supreme Court of Appeal has dismissed an application by the Appellants, who are the trustees of a trust, to restrain the Respondent from using various trade marks comprising design features applied to the soles of footwear.
Puma experiences global warming
Puma AG Rudolf Dassler Sport vs Global Warming (Pty) Limited : Judgment of The Cape Of Good Hope Provincial Division of the High Court of South Africa dated 14 March 2007 (Case No. 1546/2002).
The LOTTO cases
Rights in the LOTTO trade mark were the subject of two applications to the Pretoria High Court recently which were heard simultaneously.
.Asia Domains
The .asia domain was proposed to ICANN to represent the unified Asian market, much like .eu has done for the European Union.