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Intellectual Property [2021] ZASCA 24

Koni Multinational Brands (Pty) Ltd v Beiersdorf AG (553/19)

Koni Multinational Brands (Pty) Ltd v Beiersdorf AG (553/19) [2021] ZASCA 24; 2021 BIP 15 (SCA); [2021] HIPR 162 (SCA) (19 March 2021)

Court
Supreme Court of Appeal
Case number
553/19
Judges
Cachalia, Makgoka, Schippers, Sutherland, Unterhalter

The Supreme Court of Appeal dismissed a passing-off appeal over NIVEA MEN shower gel packaging, finding Koni’s CONNIE MEN get-up confusingly similar.

  • Passing Off
  • Get Up Protection
  • Unlawful Competition
  • Trade Mark Distinctiveness
  • Consumer Confusion
  • Passing-off
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