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Intellectual Property [1986] ZASCA 47

Schultz v Butt (327/84)

Schultz v Butt (327/84) [1986] ZASCA 47; [1986] 2 All SA 403 (A) (15 May 1986)

Court
Supreme Court of Appeal
Case number
327/84
Judges
Corbett, Hoexter, Boshoff, Nicholas, Nestadt

The court held that using another maker’s boat hull as a mould for commercial production was unfair competition, and it upheld copyright and design cancellation relief.

  • Copyright Infringement
  • Unlawful Competition
  • Registered Design Cancellation
  • Works Of Craftmanship
  • Novelty And Originality
  • Passing Off
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