In the words of famed fashion designer Alexander McQueen, “It’s a new era in fashion – there are no rules. It’s all about the individual and personal style, wearing high-end, low... Read more
The Advertising Standards Authority’s final ruling of 2014 showed us once again how easily a carefully crafted and catchy advertisement can be kyboshed if one fails to pay attention to the p... Read more
Can a photo of an iconic symbol, say the latest statue of Mr Nelson Mandela in the gardens of the Union Buildings, amount to an original artistic work, which is protected by copyright? Could... Read more
Two fashion retailers have been at it again – this time over the trade mark PINK. In the recent case of Thomas Pink Limited v Victoria’s Secret UK Limited [2014] EWHC 2631 (Ch) that was hea... Read more
Le Creuset recently launched an urgent application in the Pretoria High Court against South Africa’s largest tomato producer, ZZ2, to stop a promotional campaign in which ZZ2 offered genuine... Read more
This month the High Court heard argument that bidding on a competitor trade mark as a keyword amounted to unlawful competition. The case is significant because it is the first of its kind in... Read more
