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26 May 2012
Legal Briefs
 
 
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03 Aug 2011
 
 
CIPC continues to fuel new business anxiety
SPOOR & FISHER
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has assured business owners that a company can be registered with the commission and trade without a company name, provided that it has...
 
 
29 Jul 2011
 
The mixed pleasures of the .xxx domain name
SPOOR & FISHER
The long awaited and hotly debated .xxx top-level domain (TLD) was approved recently and will soon become available to members of the adult entertainment industry.
 
 
05 Jul 2011
 
Energy drinks to carry warning labels
SPOOR & FISHER
In an effort to enhance the public's awareness of the possible harmful effects of energy drinks, the government will be placing more stringent requirements on the manufacturers of these beverages...
 
 
14 Jun 2011
 
Bloggers beware: There’s copyright in that content
SPOOR & FISHER
The blog is becoming increasingly popular as an Internet-based marketing tool. A blog is different from a corporate website because it allows organisations and marketers to feature daily or weekly...
 
 
10 Feb 2011
 
The Bafana Bafana trade mark: Is parliament forcing SAFA to score an own goal?
SPOOR & FISHER
It has been widely reported that parliament, via parliamentary sports committee chairman Butana Khompela, has informed Safa to sort out the issues over the Bafana Bafana trade mark, or find another...
 
 
17 Jan 2011
 
Spoor & Fisher’s Shabangu first black president of SA Institute of Intellectual Property Law
SPOOR & FISHER
Tshepo Shabangu replaces Victor Williams and is the first black and third woman president of the South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law (SAIIPL).
 
 
13 Jan 2011
 
Puma wins groundbreaking victory for brands and brand holders
SPOOR & FISHER
In a landmark judgment handed down by the Supreme Court of Appeal on 19 November 2010, Puma secured an important victory against Rampar Trading on behalf of brand holders. The court found that it...
 
 
08 Mar 2010
 
 
 
2010: Taking the game by the horn!
SPOOR & FISHER
On 11 June 2010 the FIFA World Cup kicks off in South Africa. When the first soccer ball was kicked some 2 310 years ago, who would have thought that South Africans would one day host the most...
 
 
 
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