Maxe (Pty) Ltd instituted action proceedings against Artav Stainless Steel CC for infringement of several of its aesthetic design registrations covering sports bars and nudge bars for vehicles. The trial took place in May 2020 and was the first trial concerning intellectual property to take place virtually in South Africa. Sports bars and nudge
You First Mobile (Pty) Ltd instituted an action against Microsoft (Pty) Ltd for infringement of its South African patent. Microsoft in turn brought an interlocutory application against Your First Mobile to (1) compel You First Mobile to furnish it with the prescribed particulars of search reports issued in foreign jurisdictions in respect of foreign
In a recent order by Gauteng Division of the High Court, the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) was awarded damages for the unlawful use of its certification trade mark by a supplier of sanitisers and disinfectants. The SABS became aware of the manufacturer falsely using the ‘SABS Approved’ certification mark on its sanitisers
In a new regular series on WTR, we highlight marketplaces across the world that reportedly engage in the trade of counterfeit goods. To do this, we speak with local experts to identify the physical marketplaces that brand owners may want to monitor as part of their global anti-counterfeit enforcement efforts. This week, we focus
Recently, South Africa obtained notoriety in its patent office being the first in the world to grant a patent in which an artificial intelligence (AI) is identified as the inventor (the South African Patent). As is widely known, the South African patent office does not examine patent applications substantively. Patent applications are only examined
Section 6 of the Agricultural Act prohibits the use of false or misleading descriptions in respect of the regulated products. In this regard, “No person shall use any name, word, expression, reference, particulars or indication in any manner, either by itself or in conjunction with any other verbal or written, printed, illustrated or visual
The British & Irish Lions have arrived in South Africa! However, they touched down amid the country’s third, and seemingly worst, wave of Covid-19 infections. The Lions will face the Springboks in three rugby tests from 24 July and although South African Rugby President Mark Alexander has announced that he is confident that the
Remember when you had a collection drive at school for your surf walk, big walk, or charity collection? You would get a card and go around to your family members and friends asking for a donation so that you could fill your card. Well, that was essentially what is now modernly known as "crowdfunding".
Agribusiness refers to the enterprises, industry, system, and the field of study of the interlinked economic value chains in agriculture and bio-economy Below, we provide a brief overview of the field in South Africa, and some things you may want to consider before stepping into, or onto, the field. South Africa has a market-oriented
Side hustles. It seems everyone has them today, right? At least, that is what the dominant cultural consensus seems to be saying. But where did this phenomenon come from? The side hustle is shifting and shaping our relationship to employment as a whole. The side hustle, according to Urban Dictionary, is a sideline that
