Intellectual Property

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Deceiving consumers with packaging or “get-ups”

Deceiving consumers with packaging or “get-ups” Case: Beiersdorf AG v Koni Multinational Brands (Pty) Limited What is your preferred shampoo brand? Your favourite coffee brand? Your most loved dairy brand? Are you sure the last product you purchased is in fact that of your favourite brand? The case of Beiersdorf AG v Koni Multinational Brands (Pty) Limited deals with these...

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Deregistration of companies: Company assets passing to the state and the concept of Bona Vacantia

The deregistration of companies in South Africa is not an unusual occurrence. Section 82 of the Companies Act, Act 71 of 2008 (hereinafter referred to as the “Act”), deals with the dissolution of companies and their removal from the register of companies. It may however happen that a company is deregistered while it is still in possession of fixed or moveable assets – what happens to these...