Applications for corona trademarks
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Some companies in South Africa have already applied to have coronavirus-related brands registered. The country's Trademarks office has received applications for the brands Covidban, Corona Guard and Corona Care. According to a specialist in intellectual property law at Webber Wetzel, this is not a complete supprise as there are always opportunists rushing to register a trade mark, and this time they are seeking to benefit from the biggest news story of our time. Specialist in intellectual property law at Webber Wetzel, Bernadette Versvelt explains.
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