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New York News The ANC said the use of the uMkhonto we Sizwe trademark will lead to some believing there is a connection between it and the new MK party.
Lawyers representing the ANC have sent a letter to Jabulani Sibongiseni Khumalo, the founder of the new MK party, over its use of the uMkhonto we Sizwe logo and trademark.
uMkhonto we Sizwe trademark
The letter said the ANC has used the uMkhonto we Sizwe trademark for decades.
It asked Khumalo to stop using the logo and trademark.
“Our client has used its trademark for decades prior to its registration and assignment, and has therefore acquired a strong reputation in the mark. In addition to our client’s statutory rights in the trademark, our client has acquired strong common law rights in the mark,” the letter stated.
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“Moreover, our client has applied for registration of the marks uMkhonto we Sizwe under application number 2023/256539, in class 41 and uMkhonto we Sizwe WAR VETERANS under application number 2023/26550, in class 411.”
The lawyers added that it has come to the ANC’s attention that the new party had been launched with the “logo as well as the block letters UMKHONTO weSIZWE and