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Fae Hassan

Fae Hassan is a Senior Associate at ENS in the Intellectual Property practice. She specialises in the prosecution of both local and foreign trade mark matters, including the analysis of trade ma…
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Sky vs SkyKick – Overclaiming & bad faith

IP | 02 Dec 2024
BY Fae Hassan
In this article, we discuss a recent, precedent-setting decision of the UK’s highest court, the Supreme Court. It involves Sky and SkyKick, and the issue of bad faith.
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Trade mark oppositions – New Zealand and Japan

IP | 05 Aug 2024
BY Fae Hassan
In this article, we discuss two recent, unsuccessful trade mark oppositions in New Zealand and Japan. Both articles dealt with whether certain trade marks, used by different parties, would cause cons…
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Yannick Noah – In, rather than on, court

IP | 29 Feb 2024
BY Fae Hassan
This article underscores the importance of filing trademark applications, especially where a slightly modified version of the logo is used, which differs from the version that was originally register…
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The Metaverse, retail and brand protection

06 Jun 2023
BY Fae Hassan
When first confronted with concepts such as cryptocurrencies and NFTs, it took most of us quite some time before we felt it was “safe enough” to make our first online purchase.
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ENSafrica’s Fae Hassan named Rising Star by Managing IP

05 Dec 2022
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ENSafrica Intellectual Property Senior Associate Fae Hassan has been included in Managing IP’s 2022 IP Stars publication as a Rising Star.
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The Metaverse, cryptos, NFTs and  IP

01 Nov 2022
BY Fae Hassan
Dynamic companies have realised the infinite opportunities brought about by the Metaverse and cryptocurrency and are taking steps to protect their brands in this new space
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Gibson guitars: in good shape

05 Jul 2022
BY Fae Hassan
It is important not only to protect unique product shapes, but also to timeously enforce your rights in the shape to prevent dilution of the brand by sale of illegitimate knockoffs by third parties.
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Australia: Launch of new .au domain name extension

02 Nov 2021
BY Fae Hassan
The Australian Registry recently announced that it will launch its .au domain name on 24 March 2022.
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Miley Cyrus: aside from her musical talent, she has made a contribution to trade mark law

IP | 30 Jul 2021
BY Fae Hassan
Possibly the most confusing issue in trade mark law is this: when are two trade marks confusingly similar?
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ARIPO’s newest member: Republic of the Gambia

06 Jul 2021
BY Fae Hassan
The African Regional Intellectual Property Organisation (“ARIPO”) is one of the cost effective regional systems in Africa that allows a brand holder to file a single trade mark application in differe…
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Brexit update: time is running out

03 Nov 2020
BY Fae Hassan
EU trade marks will still be valid and enforceable in the UK until the end of the transitional period.
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Brexit: trade mark update

IP | 04 Feb 2020
BY Fae Hassan
If you have been keeping a close eye on the ongoing discussions relating to Brexit, you will recall our earlier ENSight
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Weeding out the old

IP | 26 Sep 2019
BY Fae Hassan
An influx in the sale of cannabis products in South Africa has caused much confusion among consumers.
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Motion trade marks, multimedia files and keeping up

06 Aug 2019
BY Fae Hassan
Clearly, trade mark laws and offices will need to adapt to cope with the new branding reality, as indeed will trade mark lawyers.
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