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Deregistration and dissolution of companies
Deregistration is the process whereby a formal end is put to a company which has in practice become defunct.
Registered design infringement
The Netherlands Company Koninklijke Philips Electronics N V is the registered proprietor of aesthetic design A99/0206 in respect of a steam iron. Together with Philips SA (Pty) Ltd they brought an application against Kenwood Home Appliances (Pty) Ltd for a final interdict for infringement of their registered design, alternatively an interim interdict.
Regional Patent applications in Africa
ARIPO is for certain English-speaking African countries. The member countries are Botswana, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Swaziland, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
South Africa is a member of the Patent Cooperation Treaty
South African nationals or residents are able to use the PCT filing procedure for international applications filed in South Africa or elsewhere.
Six intellectual statutes to be amended
It is proposed to amend section 9 to introduce the “pay for play” or needle-time principle in respect of sound recordings. In fact, three new restricted rights in respect of sound recordings will be created, namely the right to broadcast, to transmit in a diffusion service, and to communicate to the public.