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Naming a new and unique thing – Beware of genericide

“If a man (or woman) invents a new article and protects it by a patent, then during the term of the patent, they will of course have a legal monopoly, but when the patent expires all the world may make the article, and if they may make the article they may say that they are …

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by Liani Taljaard

“I’m not a member of the Advertising Regulatory Board. Do I need to comply with their code?”

The short answer is “no…and yes”. Here’s the long answer… The Advertising Regulatory Board (ARB) is an independent entity established and funded by the marketing communication industry, to regulate advertising in South Africa. The ARB’s Code of Advertising Practice…

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by Tammi Pretorius

Buyer power provisions under South Africa’s competition law

Earlier this year, the Competition Commission (“Commission”) published its Buyer Power Enforcement Guidelines to provide further clarity on the new Buyer Power provisions of the...

by Donovan Avenant and Ishara McKenna

Food or foe – Counterfeit consumables across Africa

The rise of counterfeit consumables has increased exponentially over the past few years across the African Continent. A cause for major concern as many of these...

by Vashti Nagel

Foreign Direct Investment and the Law: Perspectives from Selected African Countries

About this publication The focus of this volume of Acta Juridica – Foreign Direct Investment and the Law: Perspectives from Selected African Countries – is the...

The new buyer power provisions

The new buyer power provisions of the Competition Act and the Regulations are in effect. On 20 May 2020 the buyer power guidelines were further...

by Zelmaine van der Westhuizen

The new price discrimination provisions

The new price discrimination provisions of the Competition Act and the Regulations are in effect. These provisions prohibit dominant (as defined in the Competition Act) sellers...

by Zelmaine van der Westhuizen

A trade mark is a badge of origin

“A trade mark. A badge. Origin. Three different concepts. Used together, there is only one concept, namely, a trade mark is a badge of origin.”...

by Liani Taljaard

Online shopper be aware! – What rules and regulations apply?

Online shopping, whether it be for goods or services, has segmented its own small part of our reality in recent years. Be it browsing a...

by Raeesa Ebrahim Atkinson

Service agreement essentials

For most businesses, revenue is generated from the products or services that they market and sell. In this article we focus on ‘services’ and the...

by Jessica Paterson

Service agreement essentials

Big news for big buyers and suppliers – Buyer power & price discrimination

The recently enacted buyer power and price discrimination provisions of the Competition Act, together with the regulations governing these provisions, will have a significant effect...

by Cara du Plessis

Big news for big buyers and suppliers – Buyer power & price discrimination

Are you planning to move overseas in 2020? Here’s what you need to know about shipping via sea-freight

There are two ways to transport your household or personal goods to another country, i.e. by way of air freight or sea freight; the latter...

by Sharmila Naidoo

Are you planning to move overseas in 2020? Here’s what you need to know about shipping via sea-freight

Keep the Consumer Protection Act in mind when facilitating promotional competitions

Promotional competitions are often used by businesses as a mechanism to market products or services to customers. South Africans are inundated with television and radio...

by Kendall Keanly and Natasha Dusabe

Keep the Consumer Protection Act in mind when facilitating promotional competitions

A brief look at consumer rights in terms of the Consumer Protection Act

In recent times November has become the favorite month for South African consumers with the adoption of sale specials like Black Friday and Cyber Mondays....

Are you ready for Black Friday?

With the #BlackFriday craze coming up, so does the issue of “grey goods”. This article aims to discuss the legality behind parallel importation and the...

by Koketso Molope

An introduction to intellectual property with KISCH IP

There are various forms of Intellectual Property (“IP”) protection and the main forms being patent, design, trade mark and copyright protection. Depending on the nature...

Splitting hairs…VAT Case 1558

Suppliers often make single supplies of goods or services to their customers which comprise of various component parts such as, for example, various goods purchased...

by Varusha Moodaley and Gerhard Badenhorst

Yuppies – Do they confuse you?

Late last year, the South African Supreme Court of Appeal (“SCA”) handed down an important trade mark judgment in Yuppiechef Holdings (Pty) Ltd v Yuppie...

by Gaelyn Scott

Yuppies – Do they confuse you?

IP commentary – Mauritius Draft Industrial Property Bill

The Mauritius Draft Industrial Property Bill is open for comment. We are in the process of studying the draft, but in the meantime we are...

by Kagisho Manyashi and Wensel Britz

IP commentary – Mauritius Draft Industrial Property Bill

The carriage of dangerous goods: How to avoid disaster

For those frequent international travellers among us, it is now old hat to ensure that those liquid travel essentials are safely packed in ziplock bags...

by Anisa Govender

The carriage of dangerous goods: How to avoid disaster

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