Truworths Ltd v Primark Holdings (989/2017)2018.

SUMMARY In casu, the appellant is Truworths Ltd (“Truworths”) a well-known fashion retailer in South Africa and the respondent is Primark Holdings, a discount fast-fashion clothing retailer (“Primark”) Truworths intended to register the mark “PRIMARK” in class 25 of the Trade Marks Register, which includes inter alia, clothing, boots, shoes and slippers. Primark, the proprietor
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PepsiCo v Atlantic Industries (983/16) [2017] ZASCA 109 (15 September 2017)

SUMMARY The appellant is PepsiCo Inc (Pepsi), the registered proprietor of trademark PEPSI. The respondent is Atlantic Industries (Atlantic), a subsidiary of The Coca-Cola Company and the registered proprietor of trademarks TWIST, LEMON TWIST and DIET TWIST.  Both parties’ trademarks are registered in class 32 which includes ‘mineral and aerated waters and other non-alcoholic drinks’.
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Case Note: Media 24 Books (Pty) Ltd // Oxford University Press SA (Pty) Ltd [2016] Case No: 886/2015

Summary The case concerns two dictionaries intended to be used by and assist school children. They are bilingual Afrikaans-English English-Afrikaans dictionaries. Both are relatively small with no more than 4 000 to 5 000 entries in each language. These reflect a basic vocabulary incorporating the most commonly used words in each language. Each entry consists
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Mobile Applications and the Law

Introduction The cyber-industry of mobile application development for smartphones and tablets Apps is an area that has gained exponential growth over recent years. A report compiled by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, an American venture capital firm, in 2015 revealed that over half of South Africa’s internet traffic came from mobile devices. The report further
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