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21 May 2013
                       
 
 
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07 Feb 2013
 
 
BG: Statement by the Bowman Gilfillan Africa Group, pan-African legal services group, social media create unforeseen tension in balancing constitutional rights (07/02/2013)
STATEMENT
While the founders of South Africa’s Constitution could not have foreseen the tension that social media would create for rights to privacy and to freedom of expression, a recent court ruling...
 
 
Social media create unforeseen tension in balancing constitutional rights
BOWMAN GILFILLAN
While the founders of South Africa’s Constitution could not have foreseen the tension that social media would create for rights to privacy and to freedom of expression, a recent court ruling...
 
 
29 Jun 2012
 
Recent Zambian Supreme Court ruling demands that business takes a closer look at trade marks
WERKSMANS
A recent ruling by the Supreme Court in Zambia may have serious consequences for business. Up to now it has been possible to rely on an unregistered trade mark in trade mark oppositions in Zambia...
 
 
01 Oct 2010
 
Mobile operator claiming common law rights?
Intellectual Property Law
Mobile operator Cell C may have difficulty in registering its new logo as its trademark, which was provisionally refused by the Registrar of Trade Marks on August 2, but it may be possible for the...
 
 
26 Jul 2010
 
Protection of franchising brands
BOWMAN GILFILLAN
The most valuable asset in most franchise systems is the brand. Amazingly, it is in many instances not properly protected. To obtain competent protection for a brand, it is necessary to register...
 
 
13 May 2010
 
Update on the Constitutional challenge to the RAF Amendment Act
DENEYS REITZ
The Constitutional challenge to the RAF Amendment Act has faltered at the first step. On 31 March the High Court ruled against the Law Society of South Africa, the South African Association of...
 
 
08 Jul 2009
 
Protecting your brand against dilution
BOWMAN GILFILLAN
With the increase in social media and the use thereof, it is not uncommon for brand owners to find that their brands and trade marks are being used on websites or as domain names. At times, the...
 
 
29 Apr 2009
 
Step-by-step guide to avoiding the backlash when protecting a brand against dilution
BOWMAN GILFILLAN
With the proliferation of social media, it is not uncommon for brand owners to find their brands and trade marks being used on websites or as domain names. At times, the owner of the website may...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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