This application was initiated by Mr Mpho Leaderman Ramafalo, an admitted attorney, in respect of the refusal by the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (the CIPC) to reserve the name “RAMAFALO” for his intended incorporation of a personal liability company or legal practice. The CIPC says the reason for its refusal to reserve the name proposed by the applicant is due to the name being confusingly similar to other names already registered on the CIPC’s name register.