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South African plant breeders regularly win awards at an international level for their unique and beautiful cultivars. From roses to aloes to all manner of drought-resistant and “South Africa friendly” flowers, .. 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[Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/the-level-of-evidence-to-successfully-institute-trade-mark-infringement-proceedings-in-kenya) [Intellectual Property](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/intellectual-property) [Zambia](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/zambia) [Legislation](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/legislation) [Adams & Adams](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/adams-adams) ## [The New Landscape of Trade Mark Laws In Zambia](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/the-new-landscape-of-trade-mark-laws-in-zambia) Last year, Zambia passed the Trade Marks Bill 2023 in an effort to revise its archaic trade mark legislation prescribed by the Trade Marks Act (Chapter 401) 1958 (“the Old Act”). The Old Act has been in force for more than six decades.   The Old Act did n.. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/the-new-landscape-of-trade-mark-laws-in-zambia) [South Africa](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/south-africa) [Intellectual Property](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/intellectual-property) [Trademark infringement](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/trademark-infringement) [Case discussion](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/case-discussion) [Adams & Adams](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/adams-adams) ## [Back to College at the Supreme Court of Appeal](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/back-to-college-at-the-supreme-court-of-appeal) The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) of South Africa recently delivered a judgment in a trade mark infringement case between iCollege (Pty) Ltd (“iCollege”) and Xpertease Skills Development and Mentoring CC (“Xpertease”). The Court found that Xpertease’s use of a mark that c.. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/back-to-college-at-the-supreme-court-of-appeal) [South Africa](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/south-africa) [Intellectual Property](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/intellectual-property) [Copyright](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/copyright) [Trademark infringement](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/trademark-infringement) [Adams & Adams](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/adams-adams) ## [One work to rule them all?](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/one-work-to-rule-them-all) Battle lines have recently been drawn, after fan fiction writer, Demetrious Polychron, filed a 250-million-dollar lawsuit against the Tolkien Estate and Amazon on the basis of copyright infringement. Mr Polychron claims that his novel The Fellowsip of the King, which draw.. 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[Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/zurich-insurance-company-hit-by-rock-mass-in-the-gautrain-tunnel) [Intellectual Property](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/intellectual-property) [Mozambique](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/mozambique) [Legislation](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/legislation) [Copyright](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/copyright) [Adams & Adams](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/adams-adams) ## [New Mozambique Copyright Act](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/new-mozambique-copyright-act) On 29 June 2022, the Assembly of the Republic approved the new Copyright Law of Mozambique, Law 9/2022. The new law came into force on 26 September 2022. 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