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I want computer software is that clear?
South Africa, European Union - December 3 2019 It's not often that courts get involved in the real nitty-gritty of trade mark practice, they tend to stick to the bigger issues like the...
The “secret” of Bud Light
South Africa - December 3 2019 A recent CNN report, AB InBev accuses rival Miller Coors of obtaining the secret recipe of Bud Light, (CNN 18 October 2019), deals with the...
Dapper Dan: Knockups rather than knock-offs
South Africa - September 26 2019 Counterfeiters...we all know what they're like! Nasty sorts who knowingly deceive and rip-off consumers, tempting them to buy cheap and often...
Soul destroying - Perhaps not!
South Africa - April 2 2019 South Africa’s East Coast Radio listeners recently got a great beginners’ class in trade mark law. It would be a shame if all the people who missed...
Brexit, and the importance of being (GI) earnest
South Africa - October 3 2018 Many South Africans, I suspect, find Brexit both boring and incomprehensible. All that endless talk of customs unions, free trade agreements, hard...
