First step to becoming a Patent Owner

January 19, 2009
Intellectual Property News and Interesting Facts

The process involved in becoming a patent owner entails the filing for patent rights at CIPRO which is South Africa’s patent office.

To become a patent owner you thus have to file a provisional application for which you will require specific forms to be completed.

The forms are as follows:

• P1 which is the application for patent and the acknowledgement of receipt
• P2 which is the register of patents
• P3 which give the attorney or patent agent the Power of Attorney
• P4 which entails the provisional specification of the invention to be patented.

It should be noted that P1 & P2 must be completed in duplicate. The documents should be printed or typed and the specification must be clear. The provisional application is your first step only in becoming a patent owner.

Patent Links

1. Gadget Invention Patent Application – Even before you take the gadget invention to another party for review and assistance, file the all important provisional patent application.
2. How to Patent Inventions – To protect your rights as an inventor you need to file patent applications for your inventions in each country, where protection is sought.
3. Protect your Invention – For public disclosure and protection of an invention, the inventor needs to apply for a patent.
4. Patent Application – Contact Request