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Intellectual Property [1984] ZASCA 58

Robinson v D.Cooper Corporation of South Africa (Pty)Ltd. (58/84)

Robinson v D.Cooper Corporation of South Africa (Pty)Ltd. (58/84) [1984] ZASCA 58; [1984] 2 All SA 393 (A) ; 1984 (3) SA 699 (A) (25 May 1984)

Court
Supreme Court of Appeal
Case number
58/84
Judges
Corbett, Miller, Viljoen, Nicholas, Galgut

The appeal concerned whether a registered metal trap door frame design was protected under the Designs Act or excluded as functional construction.

  • Registered Designs
  • Novelty Requirement
  • Method Of Construction Exclusion
  • Trap Door Frames
  • Registered-designs
  • Designs-act
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