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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The ANC will appeal the Durban high court\u2019s rejection of its bid to stop former president Jacob Zuma\u2019s new party from using the Umkhonto we Sizwe name and logo.<\/p>\n

ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula said the judge erred in his ruling and did not address the trademark arguments placed before the court but instead \u201cdabbled in politics\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe ANC will appeal the matter to stop and prohibit the unlawful use of the ANC\u2019s trademark, symbols and heritage by Zuma\u2019s party currently referring to itself as the Umkhonto we Sizwe Party [MKP],\u201d said Mbalula.<\/p>\n

Earlier, the court ruled the ANC had not made out a case for the relief it sought, its application was not urgent and it should have approached the Electoral Court, not the high court.<\/p>\n

In the application considered by the high court, the party relied on the Trademarks Act to show Zuma’s party was misrepresenting itself as being connected or associated with the ANC by using the ANC\u2019s well-known logo and name Umkhonto we Sizwe.<\/p>\n

Mbalula said in appealing the judgment the ANC will centre on the question of whether the unauthorised use of one\u2019s intellectual property is consistent with what and how the unauthorised party uses the property.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe believe the goodwill associated with Umkhonto we Sizwe is that of the ANC. It is this goodwill Zuma\u2019s party is attempting to unduly appropriate unto itself.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe ANC was and is the heart and soul of Umkhonto we Sizwe. We believe an appeal is warranted.\u201d Mbalula said they became concerned about judge Mahendra Chetty’s line of questioning when the matter was heard in court earlier this month.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn our view, the judgment is political, it doesn\u2019t address what we placed before him. It\u2019s unfortunate, we are disappointed by that.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are not arguing Umkhonto we Sizwe vs the ANC. We are saying Umkhonto we Sizwe is ours, here is the trademark; he doesn\u2019t refer to that in the judgment. Nothing about that, it\u2019s just politics. It\u2019s littered with politics.\u201dThe ANC will appeal the trademark case to the highest court if needs be, said Mbalula.<\/p>\n

As an organisation that values the different facets of democracy, the party is not opposed to Zuma’s party\u2019s presence on the ballot, but in bringing the case the ANC is defending its intellectual property and the legacy of the liberation struggle for future generations, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have said it over and over again; should Zuma establish a party, name it after anything without appropriating to himself the assets of the ANC. We would have nothing to do with that. We are not against any formation in our country.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut future generations must know this democracy stands on the shoulders of men and women who joined Umkhonto we Sizwe at the time when being associated with the ANC was virtually a death sentence.\u201d Zuma\u2019s MK Party is a \u201cdisruption\u201d that wants to dictate terms.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are hoping we will drop below 50% and they will dictate terms about what must happen in the country. That\u2019s what Zuma is about. This is not a political party, it\u2019s a project, a project to disrupt the ANC and not for any other purpose but Zuma\u2019s interest.\u201d<\/p>\n

With regards Zuma\u2019s membership of the ANC, Mbalula said the party has not called a special meeting of its national executive committee to reconsider its decision now that Zuma has registered his own party.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe has moved many steps since the time we suspended him as an organisation.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe has formed a party, he is now a leader. When we suspended him he was just a supporter. Now he is the leader, he is in the ballot against the ANC and he campaigns against the ANC.\u201d<\/p>\n

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