The Applicant is HLT INTERNATIONAL IP LLC, a company incorporated and existing under the company laws of the State of Delaware, with its principal place of business 9336 Civic Centre Drive, Beverley Hills, California. 90210, United Sates of America, and its trade marks are registered in class 41 and 42 in South Africa , under trade mark registration No. 1996/00596 (class 41); no. 1996/01549 (class 42) and 1998/6760 (class 42) as set out in para 4.2 of the founding affidavit as per “Annexures 1-3 ”.