Status: Granted
The Applicant is NATIONAL ACADEMY OF RECORDING ARTS AND MUSIC INC. whose principal place of business is at 3030 Olympic Boulevard, Santa Monica, California a corporation duly incorporated under the laws of the Delaware State, brings an application in terms of Sections 11 (2) (a) (iii) and Section 11 (2)(b)(i) and 160 of the Companies Act 2008 (“the Act”) read with Regulation (Reg.) 153 for an order that the First Respondent change its name which does not consist of, or incorporate the Applicant’s GRAMMY trade mark, or any other word confusingly and/or deceptively similar to its trade mark (Refer to form CTR 142) as it offends against the provisions of Section 11 (2)(a)(iii) and 11 (2)(b)(i). Yet the founding affidavit mentions Section 11 (2) (a) (iii); 11 (2) (b) and (c) of the Act.
Decision Details
Decision Date:
23 July 2015
Decision Parties:
National Academy of Recording Art and Music Inc vs Africa Grammy Awards (Pty) Ltd
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