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The post office where our postal box has been located for 3 decades is closing and our new postal address is:


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AS FROM 30 June 2022 our current postal address will be closed and mail may get lost.

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When is a Trade Mark Not a Trade Mark?

Posted on Jun 28, 2023.

There are two ways in which trade mark rights can be acquired in South Africa. The first is statutorily through registration in terms of the Trade Marks Act 194 of 1993, and the second is in terms of the common law through use thereof only.

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