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Intellectual Property [2015] ZAGPPHC 44

Kansai Plascon (Pty) Ltd v Duram (Pty) Ltd (38106/14)

Kansai Plascon (Pty) Ltd v Duram (Pty) Ltd (38106/14) [2015] ZAGPPHC 44; 2015 BIP 202 (GP) (29 January 2015)

Court
North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria
Case number
38106/14
Judge
Lebala

The High Court upheld an opposition to registering “DTM” as a trade mark, finding the term generic and not capable of distinguishing the respondent’s goods.

  • Trade Mark Registration
  • Generic Terms
  • Distinctiveness
  • Section 9 Trade Marks Act
  • Section 10 Trade Marks Act
  • Trade-mark-registration
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