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In 2018, the Namibian High Court issued a decision in favour of the Applicants.

You've heard about Crypto, Blockchain technology, Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), and Web3.0 You became obsessed with it. Bought into it. People are making money left, right and centre and you want a piece of that ‘consensus' pie!

They've finally taken the plunge and decided to go it alone, they're just about to launch the brilliant business plan that's going to set them up for life and then...

In the New Balance case discussed last month the Supreme Court of Appeal also re-affirmed the principle of territoriality of trade marks.

An article that appeared in the Harvard Business Review recently, When fandom clashes with IP law (Madhavi Sunder),

There's been a great deal of litigation around the trade mark ClearVu – passing-off proceedings before the High Court, an appeal from that judgment to the Supreme Court of Appeal, and proceedings before the ASA.

A recent UK judgment on so-called "bait and switch" is worth a look.

Passing off is an important remedy that exists in South Africa and other countries and which has an English law heritage.

In the South African context, we are regularly confronted by examples of what is labelled as "cultural appropriation". What is cultural appropriation and where is the line ...

Two recent trade mark news stories are worth discussing.

Once again, US President Donald Trump has been accused of using music without consent at election rallies

There are many reasons why people get tattoos. The most common reasons being memories, reinforcement of identities, reminders of important events, facts or values; or simply, for the love of art.

Kindly note that the Somalia Registry is now operational and it is possible to file trade mark applications in Somalia.

Brand owners know it. Brand creation firms know it. Trade mark professionals know it. So isn't it time we started talking about it? Better still, started doing something about it? ...

First-to-use is generally superior to first-to-file.

Throughout history, necklaces, beadwork and jewellery designs have always featured in African culture, as a decorative feature,...

A recent European case in which Adidas successfully objected to a two-stripe device trade mark for footwear is interesting for us in Africa.