Official source
Source domain: companiestribunal.org.za
Collected on 28 July 2026
Always confirm details on the official source before acting.
What this means
This is a Companies Tribunal of South Africa decision in case CT/01993/ADJ/2024 concerning an application by Lego Juris A/S to object to the registration and continued use of the company name “LEGO CJ PROJECTS (PTY) LIMITED”. The applicant alleges the name is confusingly similar to its well-known “LEGO” trademark and that the respondent has not consented to the use of the trademark, seeking a default order under Companies Regulations 2011 regulation 153 due to the respondent’s failure to respond. The decision and reasons are dated 09 July 2026 and the presiding member is Hlaleleni Kathleen Dlepu.
Facts
Reference
CT/01993/ADJ/2024
Key Takeaways
- Case no: CT/01993/ADJ/2024
- Applicant: Lego Juris A/S (Denmark)
- 1st Respondent: LEGO CJ Projects (Pty) Limited (Reg No 2023/728645/07)
- 2nd Respondent: Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC)
- Presiding Member: Hlaleleni Kathleen Dlepu
- Date of Decision: 09 July 2026
- Subject: objection to registration/continued use of company name “LEGO CJ PROJECTS (PTY) LIMITED”
- Legal basis cited: Companies Act 71 of 2008 sections 11(2)(a)(i), 11(2)(a)(iii), 11(2)(b)(iii), 11(2)(c) and section 160; Companies Regulations 2011 regulation 153
- Demand timeline: letter of demand served 02 Nov 2023; response deadline 16 Nov 2023; resent 28 Mar 2024; compliance deadline 09 Apr 2024 extended to 13 May 2024
- Respondent status: still shown as “In Business” on the Companies Register
- Companies Tribunal of South Africa
- Lego Juris A/S
- LEGO CJ Projects (Pty) Limited
- Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC)
- Hlaleleni Kathleen Dlepu
- Eversheds Sutherland
- Nkhethiwa Legora
- Mr Peter Thorslund Kjar
- Mr Scott Jonathan Saunders
- Plascon-Evans Paints (TVL) Ltd v Van Riebeeck Paints (Pty) Ltd
- International Power Marketing (Pty) Ltd v Searles Industrials (Pty) Ltd
- HOLLYWOOD CURL (PTY) LIMITED v TWINS PRODUCTS LIMITED
- LEGO JURIS A/S v LEGO CLEANING SERVICES (PTY) LTD (CT0144/ADJ/2023)
Dates
Closing Date
2 November 2023