Patent lawyer

January 5, 2010 | Attorneys

So, you have created a new invention, and now want to protect it by means of registering the patent. The best advice is to work through a professional patent lawyer to ensure your interests are fully protected. In order for successful registration, a patent lawyer will require some basic information:

• Details of the invention: a detailed, technical description of the invention together with a description of the functions it performs and the distinguishing features of your invention.
• Details of the inventor(s): in terms of the South African Patents Act, full names and residential address of the inventor(s) that contributed to the invention are required.
• Details of the applicant: patents can be filed in the name of a person, such as the inventor, or a legal entity, such as a company.
• Details of the client: the Financial Intelligence Centre Act requires legal service providers to identify who their client is.

Smit & Van Wyk Incorporated are specialists in intellectual property. A patent lawyer from our office will be able to guide you through this process successfully.