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Commercial And Corporate [1996] ZASCA 119

Premier Hangers CC v Polyoak (Pty) Ltd (522/94)

Premier Hangers CC v Polyoak (Pty) Ltd (522/94) [1996] ZASCA 119; 1997 (1) SA 416 (SCA); [1997] 1 All SA 134 (A); (27 September 1996)

Court
Supreme Court of Appeal
Case number
522/94
Judges
Plewman, Hefer, Kumleben, Howie, Zulman

The court held that copying unregistered hanger designs was not unlawful competition, because the designs had entered the public domain and no extra unfairness was shown.

  • Unlawful Competition
  • Industrial Designs
  • Public Domain Copying
  • Designs Act
  • Aquilian Action
  • Unlawful-competition
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