On 18 March 2013, the new Licensing of Business Bill was published in the Government Gazette, together with an invitation from Dr Rob Davies, Minister of Trade and Industry, for interested public to comment on the draft Licensing of Business Bill, within 30 (thirty) calendar days. Considering that the time has now elapsed for interested […]
The internet has opened a new era of business opportunities. Many online businesses involve less staff, lower overheads and have no lease agreement. It is therefore reasonable to assume that to start a business online should be more affordable than to start a business offline. For this reason, some businesses start-out as online businesses and […]
Starting and growing a new business is very exciting. However, to be interrupted by legal conflicts in the process is very costly and inconvenient. At the inception of a business, many entrepreneurs decide to start trading, without conducting available checks on trading names and registering their intellectual property rights, just to learn later that it […]
Before applying to register your trade marks, it is highly recommended to first instruct a trade mark attorney to conduct a search of the Trade Marks Register to determine whether your proposed trade mark is available for use or registration in relation to the category of goods or services of interest to you. An availability […]
Comparative advertising can be defined as “an advertisement in which a particular product or service, specifically mentions a competitor by name for the express purpose of showing why the competitor is inferior to the product naming it.” Thus it can be said that comparative advertising highlights the advantages of the goods or services offered by […]
