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Intellectual Property [2025] ZAGPPHC 462

Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Group and Another v Adcock Ingram Healthcare (Pty) Ltd and Others (017055/2025)

Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Group and Another v Adcock Ingram Healthcare (Pty) Ltd and Others (017055/2025) [2025] ZAGPPHC 462 (12 May 2025)

Court
North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria
Case number
017055/2025
Judge
Millar

The High Court held that LENBUCOD infringed the MYBUCOD trade mark for a pharmaceutical product because the shared BUCOD element was likely to confuse consumers and pharmacists.

  • Trade Mark Infringement
  • Likelihood Of Confusion
  • Distinctiveness Of Mark
  • Pharmaceutical Products
  • Interdict
  • Registration Validity
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Intellectual Property [1986] ZASCA 12

Esquire Electronics Ltd. v Executive Video (270/84)

Esquire Electronics Ltd. v Executive Video (270/84) [1986] ZASCA 12; [1986] 2 All SA 210 (A) (13 March 1986)

Court
Supreme Court of Appeal
Case number
270/84
Judges
CORBETT, HOEXTER, JACOBS, SMALBERGER, NICHOLAS

The court held that video cassettes bearing a mark visible on playback could infringe trade mark rights, and granted an interdict against unauthorized copying and trade.

  • Trade Mark Infringement
  • Visual Representation Of Mark
  • Use In Relation To Goods
  • Registration Validity
  • Delictual Liability
  • Trade-mark-infringement
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