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Supreme Court Rules Authentic Designer Goods Can’t Be Called Counterfeit: will the real Enrico Coveri please stand up?

South Africa’s highest court has delivered a landmark ruling that authentic designer goods cannot be seized as counterfeits, even when imported without permission from local trade mark holders. The Supreme Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal by Yossi Barel, who holds the South African trade mark rights to the ENRICO COVERI brand, after he attempted […]

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Brand New World: How Smart Companies Are Building Communities, Not Just Customers

While President Trump and Elon Musk were going at it like Ike and Tina, something far more interesting was happening in the background. The Trump administration’s GENIUS Act isn’t just another boring government bill – it’s basically America’s official “we’re going all-in on Web3” announcement. What Is Web3? Web3 represents the next evolution of the […]

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Summary of Aspen v Adcock [2025] 017055-25

The case of Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Group & Pharmacare Limited v Adcock Ingram Healthcare (Pty) Ltd & Adcock Ingram Intellectual (Pty) Ltd, was recently heard in the High Court and judgment was delivered on 12 May 2025.  Both Aspen and Adcock are prominent pharmaceutical groups in South Africa, each with a holding company and subsidiaries […]

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