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Inter Milan score off the field – Trade mark protection

As we are all too well aware, the sporting world has not outrun the COVID-19 pandemic. Weekends usually spent immersed in live sporting action are now occupied with replays of iconic sporting moments as we long for the action to return our screens. However, Inter Milan…

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by Michael Marki

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.” – Judge CJ van der Westhuizen’s opening statement in his recent Stable Brands (Pty) Ltd v LA Group (Pty) Ltd (“Stable Brands”)…

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by Liani Taljaard

Conditional acceptance of trade mark applications in South Africa explained

Once trade mark applications are filed, they are examined by the Registrar about eight to ten months from date of application. There are several possible conditions...

by Natasha Mohunlal

The experience economy: Stranger Things have happened

An article that appeared in the Harvard Business Review recently, When fandom clashes with IP law (Madhavi Sunder), highlights some very interesting intellectual property (IP)...

by Rowan Forster

The experience economy: Stranger Things have happened

Kanye West Walks: The preliminary refusal of Kanye West’s application for the registration of SUNDAY SERVICE trade mark

A Sunday service like no other is the order of the day; a new popular pop-up church experience hosted by the controversial hip-hop music mogul...

by Sibongile Dee

Mauritius: A trade mark judgment that will please multinationals

There were two interesting trade mark judgments in Mauritius recently. Although these judgments do not contain any ground-breaking law, they do highlight how keen the...

by Spoor & Fisher

Mauritius: A trade mark judgment that will please multinationals

You snooze you lose, and with trade marks, you don’t use you lose

A trade mark is filed based on actual use thereof or an intention to use the trade mark. Where there is no intention to use,...

by Refiloe Nene

Motion trade marks, multimedia files and keeping up

We have, on many occasions, discussed the fact that a trade mark does not need to be a word or a logo. A trade mark...

by Ferosa-Fae Hassan

Motion trade marks, multimedia files and keeping up

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...

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...

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

Offensive trade marks in the modern constitutional era

As a general rule in trade mark law, provided that a mark is distinctive of the relevant goods or services for which it is intended...

by Jenny Pienaar and Dakalo Luvhimbi

Offensive Trade Marks

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?

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