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23 May 2013
Legal Briefs
 
 
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03 May 2013
 
 
IP specialist law firm scoops major accolades
Spoor & Fisher
Boutique law firm Spoor & Fisher scooped major legal laurels in 2013, receiving top honours both locally and internationally. The awards, instituted by respected publications and research...
 
 
30 Apr 2013
 
Traditional Knowledge: Will Wilmot’s Bill make law?
Spoor & Fisher
On 9 April 2013 the Protection of Traditional Knowledge Bill, 2013 was published in the Government Gazette. The Bill was introduced to the National Assembly on 5 March 2013 by Wilmot James, MP....
 
 
19 Apr 2013
 
ICANN launches clearinghouse for trade mark listings
SPOOR & FISHER
Two years ago, ICANN (International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) announced a major reform of the Internet domain name “endings”, also known as generic top-level domains or...
 
 
18 Apr 2013
 
The SA Department of Health – worth its salt
Spoor & Fisher
The Minister of Health, Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi, has recently signed into law the Regulations Relating to the Reduction of Sodium in Certain Foodstuffs and Related Matters made under the Foodstuffs,...
 
 
05 Apr 2013
 
Governance of small companies made easy
SPOOR & FISHER
The old Companies Act (Act 61 of 1973) was designed primarily to cater for the requirements of large companies and it generally ignored the economic and administrative difficulties faced by small...
 
 
13 Mar 2013
 
Supreme Court interdicts Pepkor from copying Adidas’ famous three stripe mark
SPOOR & FISHER
The Supreme Court of Appeal recently handed down a judgment in terms of which Pepkor was interdicted from infringing the well-known adidas THREE STRIPE trademark. In addition to granting the...
 
 
06 Mar 2013
 
Same same, but different
SPOOR & FISHER
An appeal by the Foschini Group (“Foschini”) – the proprietor in South Africa of the trade mark DUE SOUTH (word mark) in various classes – to overturn a decision by the Registrar of Trade...
 
 
20 Feb 2013
 
Justice may be delayed but not denied – even if it means 'Awakening the Lion'
SPOOR & FISHER
The struggle of right against might forms the central pillar of the Lion King story but while this may be familiar to millions of children (and their parents) around the globe, the real-world...
 
 
 
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