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		<title>Barbie Doll Invention</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 08:53:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Smit &#38; Van Wyk, Inc.</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mattel]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Barbie doll was invented by Ruth Handler in 1959. Barbie was named after her daughter and the Ken doll was also named after her son. The Ken doll was introduced in 1961. The first Barbie doll character was a teenage fashion model called Barbie Millicent Roberts. The doll  has since had more than 125 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recipe Patents</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 07:59:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Smit &#38; Van Wyk, Inc.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is it possible to patent food recipes in South Africa?  The South African Patents Act does not reject recipes for patent protection, but recipes must be subject to the provisions of the Act. The recipe  has to be new, involve an inventive step and be capable of being used in trade, industry or agriculture. Click [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Zipper Invention</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 06:13:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Smit &#38; Van Wyk, Inc.</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gideon Sundback]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hookless No. 1]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hookless No. 2]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 1917 Electrical engineer Gideon Sundback invented the zipper. He was born on 24 April 1880. When he finished his studies in Sweden, he moved to Germany and studied at the polytechnic school in Bingen am Rhein where he took his engineer exam. In 1905 Gideon Sundback emigrated to the United States. Gideon Sundback worked [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What are Plant Breeders’ Rights?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:54:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Smit &#38; Van Wyk, Inc.</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Plant]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Plant Breeders Rights]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Plant breeders have intellectual property rights for new plant varieties. Breeders of new plant varieties are granted plant breeders’ rights for protection against exploitation without their permission. For more information regarding plant breeders&#8217; right, visit our new international website www.smitvanwyk.com. A Plant variety is considered new if the propagating material (seed or cutting from a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Diluting a Trademark</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 07:26:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Smit &#38; Van Wyk, Inc.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Italian fashion company Dolce &#38; Gabbana is accusing a South African jewellery and purse-making business called Dolce &#38; Banana of diluting their trademark. Dilution is a basis of trademark infringement that applies to famous marks. When another person uses the mark, it has the potential for confusion because consumers could assume affiliation with the [...]]]></description>
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