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19 June 2013
                       
 
 
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11 Sep 2012
 
 
The GAP widens in SA
SPOOR & FISHER
Over the last decade or so litigation over ownership of the GAP trade mark in South Africa has been a recurring event in the South African courts. The latest tussle culminated in a judgment by the...
 
 
15 Jun 2012
 
Registered trade marks for wine don't cover grapes
ADAMS & ADAMS
In a ruling by the Cape High Court yesterday, it was held that grapes and wine are not “similar goods” in a trade mark sense. The Applicant, Alexander Mettenheimer, owns the Zonquasdrift farm...
 
 
06 Jun 2012
 
Grey goods – It's a package deal
SPOOR & FISHER
The term “grey goods” refers to products which are manufactured by a trade mark holder in one country and imported into another country by a party other than the official representative of the...
 
 
12 Aug 2011
 
Registration of Business names in terms of the Consumer Protection Act – Part 2
BOWMAN GILFILLAN
Following on our article of last month dealing with to an introduction to the registration of business names in terms of the Consumer Protection Act (the “Act”), this month we will delve a...
 
 
01 May 2010
 
Zuma promises laws curbing casual labour
WORKERS' DAY
South African President Jacob Zuma on Saturday urged unity in a fragile alliance with a key workers' union and communist allies, promising new laws to end casual labour and improve workers' living...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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