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GARETH BALE AND IMAGE RIGHTS

In the last Distinctive IP I said that the Rihanna celebrity endorsement case highlights the fact that a celebrity whose name or image is used without authority to promote a product has various legal options. There’s passing off, if there’s…
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RIHANNA

Rihanna has successfully sued Topshop (a retail chain) for passing off in the UK High Court. The facts were very simple – Topshop used a photo of Rihanna on t-shirts, but it didn't bother to get the artist's consent. The…
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BRAAI SALT

We had a rare trademark decision from the Eastern Cape High Court recently. It was a full bench (appeal) decision and it dealt with the issue of whether Cerebos had passed off its braai salt as that of the company…
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