Dear Clients and Colleagues, On the 26th of April 2022, the Kenyan Anti-Counterfeit Authority (“ACA”) published Public Notice, No. 1/2022, in which it announced a deadline for the recordal on the Anti-Counterfeit Authority Integrated Management System (“AIMS”) of all...
As we commemorated International Women’s Day on 8 March celebrating the social, economic and cultural achievements of women, Adams & Adams is pleased to announce that Kelly Thompson has been named as the first female chairperson of the firm in its 113-year...
There is nothing more frustrating to a trade mark proprietor than going through the effort of securing a judgment in a counterfeit goods case, only for the defendant to use every trick in the book to frustrate the collection of the judgment debt.
“Adams & Adams is the number one IP outfit in South Africa." This opening line of the firm review in the recently-published World Trademark Review's WTR1000 2019 rankings. The firm also earned a 'Gold Band' rating based on the fact the its team attracted the most...
Partner in the Anti-Counterfeiting group at Adams & Adams, Godfrey Budeli regularly uses team sport analogies in describing the purpose and successes of his colleagues' work. "Why not?," he counters. "As in football, the success of a team depends on correct team...
Economic conditions and the business environment in general have improved due to decolonisation, urbanisation, withdrawal of unfavourable sanctions, economic emancipation of many countries and rapidly growing middle classes. Recent research indicates that the rate of...
As a major economy with a sophisticated consumer market, South Africa is an important jurisdiction for trade mark law. The country boasts a well-developed legal profession which has connections across Africa, it also serves as a conduit for brand protection throughout...
The Adams & Adams team is at the INTA 2016 Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida, after the first Africa Roadshow in New York recently.
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