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Intellectual Property [2001] ZASCA 60

Levi Strauss & Co v Coconut Trouser Manufacturers (Pty) Ltd (274/99)

Levi Strauss & Co v Coconut Trouser Manufacturers (Pty) Ltd (274/99) [2001] ZASCA 60; [2001] 4 All SA 1 (A); 2001 (3) SA 1285 (SCA) (17 May 2001)

Court
Supreme Court of Appeal
Case number
274/99
Judges
Harms, Schutz, Farlam, Mthiyane, Chetty

The Supreme Court of Appeal held that substitution of a trade mark applicant could not retrospectively create rights or cure lack of intention to use.

  • Trade Marks Act 1963
  • Proprietorship Of Trade Mark
  • Priority Of Application
  • Amendment And Substitution
  • Intention To Use
  • Retrospective Effect
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