Smit & Van Wyk, Inc. Attorneys

Marina vs. Buffalo

Smit & Van Wyk, Inc. — Fri, 17 May 2013 10:35:12 +0000

There was recently a case in the Eastern Cape High Court that demonstrates so simply what passing off is really all about. The case involved one product that all proud South Africans buy on a fairly regular basis, namely braai salt. The one party is Swartkops Sea Salt (Pty) Ltd, the wholesaler who has been [...]

New Trade Mark Law: Ethiopia

Smit & Van Wyk, Inc. — Tue, 14 May 2013 08:28:23 +0000

The Trade Mark Registration and Protection Proclamation was published in Ethiopia in 2006 but the implementing regulations only became effective from 24 January 2013. This means that all owners of Trade Marks in Ethiopia will be required to file new applications no later than 24 June 2014. All new applications will not be registered automatically [...]

International Franchise Expo 2013

Smit & Van Wyk, Inc. — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 07:31:29 +0000

International Franchise Expo 2013 9 – 11 May 2013 | Sandton Convention Centre The International Franchise Expo takes place from 9 to 11 May 2013 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Gauteng. The International Franchise Expo has over the past 17 years developed into the biggest franchise exhibition on the African continent and the most [...]

Leonhard Euler

Smit & Van Wyk, Inc. — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 07:38:42 +0000

Leonhard Euler was a Swiss mathematician and physicist. He worked in almost all areas of mathematics as well as continuum physics, lunar theory and other areas of physics. He is a seminal figure in the history of mathematics. He made important discoveries in fields as diverse as infinitesimal calculus and graph theory. He also introduced [...]

Franchise Breakfast Seminar

Smit & Van Wyk, Inc. — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 07:17:41 +0000

Franchise Breakfast Seminar Tuesday, 19 March 2013 The Franchise Breakfast Seminar takes place from 07h00 to 10h00 and will be hosted by ABSA. The topics are ‘How to manage a profitable franchise company when times are hard” presented by Ian Lourens, CEO of OneLogix who owns PostNet and “Black sheep – How to rise above your [...]

Kulula vs SAA Branding

Smit & Van Wyk, Inc. — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 09:09:59 +0000

“According to News24, Kulula has “all but hijacked South African Airway’s (SAA) recognizable branding” for their fleet. The question that comes to mind is whether Kulula has perhaps in fact “hijacked” SAA’s recognizable branding. If you compare the branding of the new Kulula fleet with SAA’s current branding, at least the following unlawful acts come [...]

Rooibos Trade Mark Dispute

Smit & Van Wyk, Inc. — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 07:48:22 +0000

Once again South Africa finds itself in a dispute over the Rooibos Geographical Indication trademark. A French company is trying to register the trademark “Rooibos” in France, and will be able to do os if the South African government doesn’t register the Geographical Indication for Rooibos. Rooibos is a member of the legume family of [...]

R&D Tax Incentives

Smit & Van Wyk, Inc. — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 08:23:41 +0000

Smit & Van Wyk, Inc. specializes in South African Research & Development Tax Incentives. Our services include R&D Tax Incentives related assessments, evaluations, technical and financial due diligence of R&D spend, dossier preparations for relevant government authorities and claim prosecutions. R&D Tax Incentives The South African government introduced a Research & Development (R&D) incentive program [...]