SOUTH AFRICA Law and Practice Contributed by: Roberto Barreiro, André du Plessis, Sarah Suleman and Shaawn Phooko, KISCH IP
Where third parties make unauthorised use of the marks on social media pages such as Face - book, Instagram or X (formerly known as Twit - ter), the proprietors of the marks have the option of filing Take Down Notices on these platforms. These will only be successful if the properitors of the marks can prove – usually by way of registra - tion – that they are the bona fide mark owners.
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