How do you protect something that you don’t know you own? This might sound like a silly question. Surely you must be aware of what is in your possession? The truth is, however, that many businesses own some form of intellectual property that has been generated by the creativity and hard work of individuals, but [...]
Smit & Van Wyk Incorporated specialises in intellectual property law, which means we can help you protect your invention by way of a patent. These are the steps for this intellectual property process: KEEP THE INVENTION SECRET. Do not market or sell it until a patent application has been filed at the South African Patent [...]
The process involved in registration of certain types of Intellectual property can be long and drawn out. In the case of patents and trademarks a search has to be carried out to ensure novelty – that means to ensure that the invention has not been patented beforehand, or the trademark already registered to another applicant. [...]
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