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Let us not call a thing, a thing – Trade mark registrations

In the past months, I have started really paying attention to every billboard I come across. I find myself stopping on street corners, analysing each word, slogan and logo in an effort to determine their process to registration, and the hurdles the marks could have…

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by Sinazo Madlanga

The interplay between company name, trade mark and defensive company name registrations

More often than not, business owners do not attend to a trade mark availability search before they register their company name at the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC). Section 11 of the Companies Act clearly prohibits the registration of a …

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by Tammi Pretorius

Winter is here – GOT continues to enthrall

Fans of the award-winning series, Game of Thrones, were eager to watch the premiere of the long awaited 8th and final season that started on...

by Mathoto Masetla

The double Big Mac attack

The Big Mac case has enjoyed considerable publicity – many publications have reported on it, including World IP Review. The decision shines a spotlight on...

by Delene Bertasso

The double Big Mac attack

Why registration of your brand with Mauritius is important to your Africa enforcement strategy

Mauritius attracts many entities wanting to set up shop on their tropical island. With this foreign investment, it is important to consider the implications on...

by Jadon Wolmarans

Business owners and corporates need to spring clean IP portfolios

In many companies it is common for business plans to evolve over time. However, what is often forgotten is their overriding intellectual property (IP) strategy...

by Ursula Baravalle

Do you really need a trade mark attorney?

The procedures and processes for registering a trade mark seem pretty straightforward. You go to the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) in Pretoria, complete a TM1 form, and...

Do you really need a trade mark attorney?

My trade mark is registered in Africa, now what?

As a trade mark applicant you waited many years for your trade mark application to proceed to registration. What are you required to do, as...

by Lindy Lowne-Hughes and Refiloe Nene

Intellectual Property Update

This short update is to advise on and remind of Intellectual property considerations and news. 1. Acquisitions, mergers and trademarks For beer lovers world-wide the end of...

by Donvay Wegierski

Acquisitions, mergers and trademarks

A judgment “peppad” with advice

A recent South African court decision neatly summarises some of the major issues that need to be considered when comparing trade marks in South Africa. In...

by Tanith Robertson

A judgment “peppad” with advice

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

Rubik’s cube – Is trade mark law out of shape?

The latest high-profile decision on shape trade marks, the Rubik’s cube case, once again highlights the difficulties involved in seeking to protect product shapes through...

by Chavern Ismail

Rubik’s cube – Is trade mark law out of shape?

Donald Trump’s contribution to trade mark law

“The Trump Organization also earns income by licensing the Trump name to building developers around the world.” – BBC news site in an article entitled...

Donald Trump’s contribution to trade mark law

Trade marks that offend

Offensive trade marks, which we have written about previously, have again been in the news of late. Two US trade mark cases have dominated the headlines, and one...

by Gaelyn Scott

Trade marks that offend

Addled by the interwebs

Can you use a competitor’s brand name as your Google Adword? There is an answer to this oft-asked question and, as one would expect from...

by Adams & Adams

Colour trade marks – Still no purple patch

Recent trade mark decisions in Europe highlight just how difficult it can be to protect colour through trade mark law. In the recent UK case of...

by Gaelyn Scott

Colour trade marks – Still no purple patch

Lessons from aunty – Distinguishing trade marks

A recent European trade mark decision highlights how risky it can be to simply register the word version of a trade mark that is used...

by Manisha Bugwandeen-Doorasamy

distinguish a trade mark

What Does Brexit Mean For IP Protection In The UK?

Clients with European Union (“EU”) trade marks, registered designs and EP patents may be wondering what will happen to their IP protection in the United...

by Ilse du Plessis

ASA Roarrrss in favour of trade marks

Trade mark owners continue to successfully use the Advertising Standards Authority (“ASA”) as a forum for resolving what are essentially trade mark disputes. The latest case,...

by Gaelyn Scott

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