South Africa Case Law

Century City Apartments Property Services CC and Another v Century City Property Owners Association (57/09)

Century City Apartments Property Services CC and Another v Century City Property Owners Association (57/09) [2009] ZASCA 157; 2010 (3) SA 1 (SCA); [2010] 2 All SA 409 (SCA); 2009 BIP 230 (SCA) (27 November 2009)

Court

Supreme Court of Appeal

Case number

57/09

Judges

Harms, Lewis, Mhlantla, Hurt, Wallis

The SCA held that use of “Century City Apartments” infringed one registered mark, but revoked several “Century City” registrations as geographical designations.

• Trade Mark Infringement
• Geographical Origin
• Revocation Of Registration
• Passing Off
• Close Corporations Act
• Distinctiveness