LML4802 ASSIGNMENT 2 SEMESTER 1 2025 – FULLY ANSWERED

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LML4802 Assignment 2 Semester 1 Memo | Due 29 April 2025. All questions fully answered. Kenzo is a Korean manufacturer of computer screens, which he markets under the trademark
VISIONVIEW. Kenzo’s mark VISIONVIEW is not registered as a trademark in South Africa. Kenzo
markets his products worldwide through a chain of national distributors. Kenzo’s products are
marketed in South Africa by Manamela (Pty) Ltd, Kenzo’s authorised distributor. The VISIONVIEW
products are of high quality and are the most popular brand of computer screens sold in South Africa.
Kenzo becomes aware that Lungi, a local manufacturer, is marketing a range of television screens
under the trademark VERSIONVIEW. (Korea is a member of the Paris Convention.)
1. Advise Kenzo whether he can prevent Lungi from using the VERSIONVIEW mark in
relation to television screens under the private law of competition.
2. Advise Kenzo whether he can prevent Lungi from using the VERSIONVIEW mark in
relation to television screens under the Trademarks Act 194 of 1993.