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Legal
Distinctive designs and the difficulties of using shapes as trade marks

Andrew Dutton 21 Nov 2023

Thembokuhle Danca, Associate, Spoor & Fisher
Legal
Trade mark dispute: SCA ruling gets to the crax of the matter

Thembokuhle Danca 31 Aug 2023

Image source: George Milton –
Legal
Under the influencer: Trade mark and copyright infringement

Amani Patel 23 Mar 2023

The message in a bottle shape - container trade mark disputes
Legal
The message in a bottle shape - container trade mark disputes

Pieter Delport and Juli Hopf 13 Feb 2023

Image source: Jakub Jirsak –
Legal
Demanding 'soul' rights leaves Chicken Licken pecking up the bill

Brett Weinberg 21 Nov 2022

ARB to appeal High Court ruling - what the judgment could mean for its authority
Legal
ARB to appeal High Court ruling - what the judgment could mean for its authority

Bernadette Versfeld, Ziyanda Ngcobo and Lerato Niklaas 17 Jun 2021

McFringement? McDonald's take Hungry Jack's to court over new Big Jack burger
Legal
McFringement? McDonald's take Hungry Jack's to court over new Big Jack burger

Jani Cronjé and Jared de Canha 2 Oct 2020

It's a 'no' to Nosecco trade mark application
Retail
It's a 'no' to Nosecco trade mark application

Merlene Engelbrecht 30 Sep 2020

Should 'Black Lives Matter', 'I Can't Breathe' be allowed as trade marks?
Legal
Should 'Black Lives Matter', 'I Can't Breathe' be allowed as trade marks?

Udi Pillay 25 Jun 2020

Image source: Getty Images
Legal
Legal pitfalls of offensive branding - Part 2

Kareema Shaik 19 Nov 2019

With a little help from my friends: cannabis, trademarks and the law
Legal
With a little help from my friends: cannabis, trademarks and the law

Clea Rawlins 7 Oct 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo
Legal
Striking the right balance between honouring a brand and violating a trade mark

Zama Buthelezi & Megan Reimers 8 Jul 2019

Winter is here: What you should know before printing your own GOT goods
Legal
Winter is here: What you should know before printing your own GOT goods

Mathoto Masetla 3 May 2019

3D printing and the protection of IP rights
Legal
3D printing and the protection of IP rights

Pamela Maluleke 13 Dec 2018

What's in a name? That which we call a trademark...
Legal
What's in a name? That which we call a trademark...

Vicky Stilwell 10 Jul 2018

Trade mark registration: Truworths no longer has "the look"
Legal
Trade mark registration: Truworths no longer has "the look"

Janine Hollesen 16 Jan 2017

Chris Moerdyk
Marketing & Media
Media and ad industries need a dose of Epsom Salts

Chris Moerdyk 6 Aug 2015

How to make your trade mark
Legal
How to make your trade mark

Burton Meyer and Nicole Meyer 24 Jun 2015

Ambush marketing
Marketing & Media
Ambush marketing

Sinal Govender 29 May 2015

Rolls Royce, rappers and trade mark dilution
Automotive
Rolls Royce, rappers and trade mark dilution

Robyn Muller 17 Mar 2015

Straying from trade mark law principles a cause for concern
Legal
Straying from trade mark law principles a cause for concern

Prof Owen Dean 2 Feb 2015

If you like it, then you should've put a ® on it
Legal
If you like it, then you should've put a ® on it

Tiffany Conley 10 Jul 2014

Controversial Intellectual Property Laws Act published
Legal
Controversial Intellectual Property Laws Act published

17 Dec 2013

Christophe van Zyl
Legal
Trade mark rights and company names

Christophe van Zyl 9 Sep 2013

Cobus Jooste
Legal
The Rooibos rush

Cobus Jooste 14 Aug 2013

Prof Owen Dean
Legal
The winning choice for traditional culture

Prof Owen Dean 24 Jul 2013

Ilse du Plessis
Marketing & Media
Understanding sub-licenses in intellectual property

Ilse du Plessis 25 Jun 2013

Legal
Rooibos: the name to defend

Rowan Forster 19 Mar 2013

How to measure brand value
Marketing & Media
How to measure brand value

Don MacRobert 28 Feb 2013

Prof Owen Dean
Legal
Beating about the Rooibos

Owen Dean 18 Feb 2013

Legal
Politicising the trade mark

Kathy Lee 8 Feb 2013

Winemakers should be concerned about trademark ruling
Retail
Winemakers should be concerned about trademark ruling

15 Jun 2012

Retail
USA-based Gap wins SA ruling

28 May 2012

Legal
The numbers game - trade marks and domain names

Cobus Jooste 3 May 2012

Know your IP rights in social media - Adams & Adams
Legal
Know your IP rights in social media - Adams & Adams

26 Oct 2011

Retail
Existing food trademarks could be compromised

Simonne Moodie 4 Aug 2011

Rebranding: a few legal considerations
Marketing & Media
Rebranding: a few legal considerations

Reggie Dlamini 9 Dec 2010

Retail
CPA may alter trading names

Eugene Honey and Prof Wim Alberts 27 Aug 2010

Retail
CPA may alter trading names

Eugene Honey and Prof Wim Alberts 27 Aug 2010

Vuvuzela is in public domain
Retail
Vuvuzela is in public domain

Carl van Rooyen 8 Feb 2010

Marketing & Media
Protecting your brand

5 Mar 2006

Marketing & Media
Trade mark owners should be concerned at SAB ruling

Wim Alberts 29 May 2005

Marketing & Media
Trademarking well-known brands in South Africa

Suzaan Laing 1 Dec 2004

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