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		<title>Eligible Patents In South Africa and Abroad</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 14:37:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daleen Prinsloo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eligible patents are the inventions which qualify for patentability according to the patent office and acts of the specific country or the specific patent cooperation treaty for a region or group of member states. Some inventions cannot qualify as eligible patents including for instance, scientific methods and mathematical formulas. In South Africa computer programs cannot [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Patent Office Role</title>
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		<dc:creator>Daleen Prinsloo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The patent office is the authorized office appointed by a country’s government that controls and oversees the issuing of patent rights to inventors. The patent office has the right to refuse the granting of a patent right if the invention and or application does not meet requirements. The South African Patent Office resides with CIPRO [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Use of Patent Pending Phrase</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 08:40:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daleen Prinsloo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Patent pending is a term used to indicate that a patent filing is in progress with USA Patent Office. It serves to warn others that a patent application has been made pending the outcome of examinations by the Patent Office that patent rights will be issued regarding the specific invention. Although one cannot take legal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The importance of South Africa Patent Attorneys</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 09:40:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daleen Prinsloo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[South Africa patent attorneys assist clients in the application process to obtain invention rights. They help with the completion of forms, description of the invention, signing of documents, setting up the specifications, and also agreements with third parties. Once the patent has been granted to the client, the South Africa patent attorneys will remind the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Intellectual Property Process</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 08:18:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daleen Prinsloo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Smit &#38; 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 [...]]]></description>
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